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Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL 25,777 Undergrads 50.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$47,115
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$37,401
After Aid
Median Earnings
$42,386
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$37,401
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$42,386
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$40,548
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate50.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)25.9
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 Recipients35.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time100.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS52.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$384k
-$87k
-$103k
Median Cost$37k/yr
+$249k
-$221k
-$237k
Full Cost$47k/yr
+$214k
-$256k
-$272k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$37k/yr
Never
-176%
Full Cost$47k/yr
Never
-161%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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-192%

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-108%

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Median Debt
$8,312
Earnings (4yr)
$36,188
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,679
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Associate's Degrees

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
AssocCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$25,770
Earnings (4yr)
$30,931
Natl Median: $35,370
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,156
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,309
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$26,827
Natl Median: $35,292
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
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Median Debt
$19,103
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Engineering
AssocCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,316
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,102
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (4yr)
$32,197
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,716
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,819
Earnings (4yr)
$24,816
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
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Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$32,703
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,107
Natl Median: $42,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,944
Earnings (4yr)
$34,987
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,213
Earnings (4yr)
$36,220
Natl Median: $38,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
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Median Debt
$22,728
Earnings (4yr)
$38,049
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$36,553
Earnings (4yr)
$38,847
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
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Median Debt
$36,279
Earnings (4yr)
$44,012
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,223
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
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Median Debt
$37,271
Earnings (4yr)
$44,933
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Communications Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1001
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$36,898
Natl Median: $36,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
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Median Debt
$21,429
Earnings (4yr)
$80,909
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Median Debt
$37,251
Earnings (4yr)
$59,181
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Median Debt
$32,253
Earnings (4yr)
$93,410
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,694
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,512
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
$40,821
Earnings (4yr)
$62,381
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Median Debt
$34,822
Earnings (4yr)
$44,962
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Median Debt
$19,164
Earnings (4yr)
$44,878
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$33,579
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$307k
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Median Debt
$30,783
Earnings (4yr)
$38,124
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
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Median Debt
$32,882
Earnings (4yr)
$45,823
Natl Median: $50,526
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$38,625
Earnings (4yr)
$57,954
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,084
Earnings (4yr)
$39,466
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
$36,561
Earnings (4yr)
$42,719
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
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Median Debt
$34,737
Earnings (4yr)
$33,429
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
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Median Debt
$30,766
Earnings (4yr)
$36,870
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
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Master's Degrees

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,710
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$309k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,023
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
$40,410
Earnings (4yr)
$69,641
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,689
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$349k
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Median Debt
$52,091
Earnings (4yr)
$39,171
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$384k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,230
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,227
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
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Median Debt
$40,527
Earnings (4yr)
$85,001
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,772
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,820
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
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Median Debt
$40,527
Earnings (4yr)
$44,962
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$326k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $64,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,436
Natl Median: $65,411
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
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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. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. 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.