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Franklin University
Columbus, OH 5,562 Undergrads 48.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$30,696
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,243
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,805
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$25,243
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$68,805
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+33%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Graduation Rate48.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age31.6
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients39.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$605k
+$138k
+$120k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$514k
+$47k
+$29k
Full Cost$31k/yr
+$494k
+$27k
+$10k
ROI Efficiency Metrics⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
49
32%
Full Cost$31k/yr
58
9%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return112%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-23%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,440
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,792
Earnings (4yr)
$65,816
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,053
Earnings (4yr)
$68,306
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 5299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$19,350
Earnings (4yr)
$60,893
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
BachCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$23,593
Earnings (4yr)
$48,543
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$28,927
Earnings (4yr)
$77,175
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$28,291
Earnings (4yr)
$111,131
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,091
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$20,971
Earnings (4yr)
$102,099
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$26,767
Earnings (4yr)
$58,747
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$28,205
Earnings (4yr)
$61,736
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,169
Earnings (4yr)
$73,574
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,702
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
BachCIP: 4399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,386
Natl Median: $67,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$23,536
Earnings (4yr)
$66,648
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,898
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,252
Earnings (4yr)
$57,398
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$26,332
Earnings (4yr)
$64,101
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$29,050
Earnings (4yr)
$42,597
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$35,451
Earnings (4yr)
$72,744
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$34,168
Earnings (4yr)
$90,981
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$34,067
Earnings (4yr)
$77,623
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,351
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,613
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,875
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,478
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,257
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$39,532
Earnings (4yr)
$71,172
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Gr-CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
Gr-CertCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
DocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Other Programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
DegCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.