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Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL 2,649 Undergrads 52.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$61,414
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$26,255
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,010
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$26,255
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$68,010
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate52.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
57.3%
SAT Avg
1,211
SAT Reading
25th: 57058075th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 54055575th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: 242375th: 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
+$578k
+$182k
+$94k
Median Cost$26k/yr
+$484k
+$87k
-$681
Full Cost$61k/yr
+$357k
-$39k
-$127k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$26k/yr
Never
-1%
Full Cost$61k/yr
Never
-58%
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-16%

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-68%
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

Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$24,058
Earnings (5yr)
$72,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,799
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,649
Lifetime Value Added
-$345k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$20,832
Earnings (5yr)
$64,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,162
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$275k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$21,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$369k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$92,956
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,143
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k

Master's Degrees

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$37,362
Earnings (5yr)
$110,462
Lifetime Value Added
+$481k

Graduate Certificates

Business/Commerce, General
Gr-CertCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,896
Lifetime Value Added
+$438k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Gr-CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$113,212
Lifetime Value Added
+$618k

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.