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John Carroll University

University Heights, OH 2,274 Undergrads 76.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$65,827
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$28,746
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,580
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$28,746
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,580
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,860
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate76.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
80.9%
SAT Avg
1,298
SAT Reading
25th: 60062075th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 58061075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 252775th: 32

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
+$595k
+$128k
+$111k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$492k
+$25k
+$7k
Full Cost$66k/yr
+$358k
-$108k
-$126k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
59
7%
Full Cost$66k/yr
Never
-53%
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-8%

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-66%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,546
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,024
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$24,350
Earnings (4yr)
$78,272
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$26,770
Earnings (5yr)
$65,924
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,270
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,632
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$88,824
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$91,386
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,791
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,188
Earnings (4yr)
$49,493
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,728
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,150
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,144
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,295
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,881
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$22,223
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,377
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,731
Earnings (4yr)
$54,870
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$266k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,173
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,999
Earnings (4yr)
$65,098
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,608
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,050
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,124
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,739
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$52,322
Earnings (4yr)
$62,761
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,748
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$365k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,614
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,493
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k

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.