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Total Cost
$55,646
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,182
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,573
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$27,182
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$60,573Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$58,427Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate79.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
79.2%
SAT Avg
1,249
SAT Reading
25th: 55061075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 55060575th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 252875th: 31
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
+$540k
+$73k
+$56k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$442k
-$24k
-$42k
Full Cost$56k/yr
+$340k
-$127k
-$144k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
Never
-43%
Full Cost$56k/yr
Never
-72%
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-42%
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-74%
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
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,253
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
$54,538
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,755
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$26,636
Earnings (5yr)
$68,029
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,166
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,116
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
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 (2yr)
$15,182
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$427k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
BachCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,513
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$24,499
Earnings (4yr)
$47,445
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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 (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$334k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,470
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$24,499
Earnings (4yr)
$62,936
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,499
Earnings (4yr)
$52,980
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,738
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,328
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,670
Earnings (4yr)
$49,587
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,493
Earnings (4yr)
$50,222
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,640
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,340
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,800
Earnings (4yr)
$49,469
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,627
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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. 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.