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Total Cost
$28,743
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,465
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,483
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,465
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,483Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,318Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
75.9%
SAT Avg
1,040
SAT Reading
25th: 46051575th: 565
SAT Math
25th: 47050575th: 585
ACT Composite
25th: -2075th: -
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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
+$549k
+$79k
+$62k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$497k
+$27k
+$10k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$445k
-$25k
-$41k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
55
20%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-40%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
- 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 Return22%
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-49%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,579
Earnings (4yr)
$72,446
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,531
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$21,650
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,534
Earnings (4yr)
$61,291
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,407
Earnings (4yr)
$65,332
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,934
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,836
Earnings (4yr)
$54,277
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$91,546
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
BachCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$24,072
Earnings (4yr)
$72,483
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$20,049
Earnings (4yr)
$58,644
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$23,950
Earnings (4yr)
$56,666
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,107
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,368
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,418
Earnings (4yr)
$54,749
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,415
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,213
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (5yr)
$58,060
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,477
Earnings (4yr)
$60,236
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$64,878
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,375
Earnings (4yr)
$61,602
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$16,460
Earnings (4yr)
$59,082
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,232
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,805
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,119
Earnings (4yr)
$51,052
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Psychology, Other
BachCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,179
Natl Median: $50,748
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$25,253
Earnings (4yr)
$58,100
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$13,596
Earnings (4yr)
$96,821
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$26,431
Earnings (4yr)
$50,854
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 4199
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,277
Natl Median: $68,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,008
Earnings (4yr)
$51,122
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,158
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Sustainability Studies
BachCIP: 3033
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,043
Earnings (4yr)
$58,885
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$21,906
Earnings (4yr)
$63,156
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$79,493
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$42,500
Earnings (5yr)
$104,528
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$40,875
Earnings (4yr)
$71,124
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$38,273
Earnings (4yr)
$88,022
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,498
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$368k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$35,344
Earnings (4yr)
$60,023
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$37,399
Earnings (4yr)
$72,414
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$111,380
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$48,960
Earnings (4yr)
$77,737
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 4199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$58,773
Earnings (4yr)
$66,931
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,045
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$64,953
Earnings (4yr)
$68,271
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,959
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,465
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Doctoral Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$116,679
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$72,065
Earnings (4yr)
$111,326
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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.