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Keene State College
Keene, NH 2,680 Undergrads 61.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$29,524
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,164
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,368
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$19,164
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$54,368
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate61.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
89.1%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -55075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -52075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2575th: -
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
+$472k
+$76k
-$12k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$403k
+$7k
-$81k
Full Cost$30k/yr
+$366k
-$30k
-$118k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
Never
-117%
Full Cost$30k/yr
Never
-111%
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-103%
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-80%
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
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$26,860
Earnings (5yr)
$65,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,325
Earnings (5yr)
$62,182
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,467
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$26,259
Earnings (5yr)
$87,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$23,594
Earnings (5yr)
$54,632
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$54,022
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,333
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,574
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (5yr)
$52,901
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,890
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,946
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,296
Earnings (5yr)
$33,672
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Holocaust and Related Studies
BachCIP: 3021
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$305k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$305k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$22,194
Earnings (5yr)
$49,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1507
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,503
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$83,703
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,536
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$26,236
Earnings (5yr)
$50,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Master's Degrees
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,575
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,763
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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.