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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN 1,685 Undergrads 65.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$56,738
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,385
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,106
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$21,385
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$61,106
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate65.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
89.8%
SAT Avg
1,197
SAT Reading
25th: 59364075th: 695
SAT Math
25th: 55358575th: 698
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 28
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
+$525k
+$129k
+$41k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$449k
+$52k
-$36k
Full Cost$57k/yr
+$321k
-$75k
-$163k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
40
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
Never
-47%
Full Cost$57k/yr
Never
-80%
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-56%
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-78%
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
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$67,311
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,884
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$35,274
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (5yr)
$74,761
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$24,672
Earnings (5yr)
$52,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,869
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,058
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,439
Earnings (5yr)
$52,010
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,942
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$324k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$347k
Human Biology
BachCIP: 3027
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$57,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,209
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,569
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
BachCIP: 3005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$242k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,192
Lifetime Value Added
-$341k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$56,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$47,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,394
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,100
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$37,725
Earnings (5yr)
$108,066
Lifetime Value Added
+$469k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$17,849
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$33,398
Earnings (5yr)
$94,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$45,218
Earnings (5yr)
$59,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$35,449
Earnings (5yr)
$68,954
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$17,924
Earnings (5yr)
$78,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,801
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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.