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Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 1,786 Undergrads 73.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$82,602
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$31,563
After Aid
Median Earnings
$70,017
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$31,563
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$70,017
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate73.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
64.0%
SAT Avg
1,319
SAT Reading
25th: 61063575th: 700
SAT Math
25th: 58063575th: 685
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 32
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
+$614k
+$147k
+$130k
Median Cost$32k/yr
+$500k
+$33k
+$16k
Full Cost$83k/yr
+$317k
-$150k
-$168k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$32k/yr
55
14%
Full Cost$83k/yr
Never
-56%
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 Return-15%
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-70%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture and Related Services, Other
BachCIP: 0499
Median Debt
$22,623
Earnings (4yr)
$68,341
Natl Median: $62,161
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,381
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,737
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,650
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$103,822
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,967
Earnings (4yr)
$111,833
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,440
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,616
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,977
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,406
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,905
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,284
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,778
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,317
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Public Policy Analysis
BachCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,942
Natl Median: $69,118
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,522
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,556
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Master's Degrees
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.