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Keene State College

Keene, NH 2,699 Undergrads 60.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$30,129
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,940
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,821
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,940
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,821
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,326
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate60.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.3%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -55075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -52075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2575th: -

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
+$551k
+$81k
+$65k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$487k
+$17k
+$426
Full Cost$30k/yr
+$443k
-$27k
-$43k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
64
1%
Full Cost$30k/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 Return21%

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-50%

Program ROI Analysis

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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$25,228
Earnings (4yr)
$61,304
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,593
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,674
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
$25,637
Earnings (4yr)
$63,995
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,965
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,291
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,452
Earnings (4yr)
$50,507
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,962
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,634
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
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Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,991
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,091
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,990
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
$26,229
Earnings (4yr)
$45,423
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$46,850
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,900
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,913
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,939
Earnings (4yr)
$46,428
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
$23,625
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $52,050
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,725
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,603
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
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Median Debt
$25,161
Earnings (4yr)
$58,065
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,015
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,904
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,710
Natl Median: $86,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,061
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,885
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,879
Earnings (4yr)
$48,940
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,312
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,575
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,243
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,682
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
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 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.