Back to Colleges
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL 25,195 Undergrads 45.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$39,814
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$31,759
After Aid
Median Earnings
$38,219
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$31,759
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$38,219
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate45.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients54.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time100.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS52.9%
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)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$340k
-$56k
-$144k
Median Cost$32k/yr
+$226k
-$170k
-$258k
Full Cost$40k/yr
+$197k
-$199k
-$287k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$32k/yr
Never
-226%
Full Cost$40k/yr
Never
-200%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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
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 Return-257%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
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-120%
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
Certificates
Communication and Media Studies
CertCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$14,028
Earnings (5yr)
$38,295
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Associate's Degrees
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
$25,348
Earnings (5yr)
$30,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Bachelor's Degrees
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$35,282
Earnings (5yr)
$38,113
Lifetime Value Added
-$253k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1002
Median Debt
$38,992
Earnings (5yr)
$32,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$34,078
Earnings (5yr)
$49,929
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Computer Programming
BachCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$32,908
Earnings (5yr)
$81,925
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$36,827
Earnings (5yr)
$44,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$30,344
Lifetime Value Added
-$319k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$25,923
Earnings (5yr)
$34,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Human Computer Interaction
BachCIP: 3031
Median Debt
$32,233
Earnings (5yr)
$42,044
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$42,873
Earnings (5yr)
$41,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$34,544
Earnings (5yr)
$31,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$307k
Master's Degrees
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$38,077
Earnings (5yr)
$42,365
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,086
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Computer Software and Media Applications
MastCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Design and Applied Arts
MastCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$40,077
Earnings (5yr)
$52,770
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
$35,077
Earnings (5yr)
$68,369
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
MastCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$35,399
Earnings (5yr)
$46,954
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$54,395
Earnings (5yr)
$39,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$35,477
Earnings (5yr)
$52,002
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$35,671
Earnings (5yr)
$85,064
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$38,253
Earnings (5yr)
$48,312
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$35,077
Earnings (5yr)
$43,727
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Graduate Certificates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Gr-CertCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,511
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.