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George Fox University

Newberg, OR 2,699 Undergrads 71.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$58,644
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$31,679
After Aid
Median Earnings
$69,145
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$31,679
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$69,145
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,761
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate71.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients27.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
93.5%
SAT Avg
1,197
SAT Reading
25th: 56062075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 51060075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 29

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)
⚠️ 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
+$607k
+$140k
+$123k
Median Cost$32k/yr
+$493k
+$26k
+$9k
Full Cost$59k/yr
+$396k
-$71k
-$88k

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.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$32k/yr
58
8%
Full Cost$59k/yr
Never
-42%
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.

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 Return13%

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.

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-59%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,423
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$19,739
Earnings (4yr)
$56,440
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,081
Earnings (4yr)
$52,264
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$21,687
Earnings (4yr)
$82,212
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,106
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,427
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,369
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,840
Earnings (4yr)
$50,003
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,759
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,971
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,575
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,364
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,531
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,603
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,568
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (2yr)
$25,824
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$344k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,740
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,201
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,510
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
$22,562
Earnings (4yr)
$56,768
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,514
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Median Debt
$62,317
Earnings (4yr)
$59,014
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,316
Earnings (4yr)
$67,405
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,050
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$63,520
Earnings (4yr)
$57,475
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$501k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,521
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,840
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
Median Debt
$39,794
Earnings (4yr)
$61,271
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
$35,240
Earnings (4yr)
$62,123
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$178,980
Earnings (4yr)
$114,287
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,720
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,791
Natl Median: $92,854
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
$123,089
Earnings (4yr)
$80,390
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,301
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. 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.