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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA 21,790 Undergrads 54.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,430
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,267
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,342
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,267
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,342
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,236
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate54.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
87.9%
SAT Avg
1,053
SAT Reading
25th: 52855575th: 583
SAT Math
25th: 45854075th: 550
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 23

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
+$554k
+$88k
+$70k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$499k
+$33k
+$15k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$466k
-$394
-$18k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
53
27%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-20%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return61%

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-33%
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

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,179
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,282
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,354
Earnings (4yr)
$66,017
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,879
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
$25,875
Earnings (4yr)
$45,043
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$28,400
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,667
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$20,248
Earnings (4yr)
$74,726
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$28,850
Earnings (4yr)
$57,606
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,629
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,499
Earnings (4yr)
$78,034
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,183
Earnings (4yr)
$72,156
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Natl Median: $52,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$92,026
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$24,225
Earnings (4yr)
$95,844
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Median Debt
$25,837
Earnings (4yr)
$52,398
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,766
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,396
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$38,107
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,451
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$95,467
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,901
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,411
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
$27,250
Earnings (4yr)
$34,659
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,038
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,981
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,838
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,941
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,826
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,914
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,796
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,505
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,409
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$25,082
Earnings (4yr)
$47,844
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,396
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,192
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,137
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,310
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,691
Earnings (4yr)
$69,425
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$23,850
Earnings (4yr)
$59,424
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$87,731
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,150
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$42,573
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,949
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,180
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,881
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,934
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
$26,541
Earnings (4yr)
$51,581
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,988
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,037
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,439
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,305
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,272
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,330
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,109
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,800
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,830
Earnings (4yr)
$90,092
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$334k
Median Debt
$29,659
Earnings (4yr)
$116,006
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,237
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,788
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,846
Earnings (4yr)
$60,962
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Median Debt
$37,427
Earnings (4yr)
$64,747
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,011
Natl Median: $101,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,598
Earnings (4yr)
$77,821
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$390k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$407k
Physical Sciences, General
MastCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,703
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,622
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$31,995
Earnings (4yr)
$69,775
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
$33,507
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,401
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,448
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,761
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
$61,772
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$37,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,446
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Median Debt
$29,249
Earnings (4yr)
$58,762
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,183
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,423
Earnings (4yr)
$91,534
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,350
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$62,221
Earnings (4yr)
$95,128
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$73,706
Earnings (4yr)
$83,785
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k

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.