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Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL 17,678 Undergrads 39.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$43,251
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$30,498
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,106
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$30,498
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$51,106
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+29%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$39,696
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate39.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age28.9
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients58.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time65.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS63.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
97.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$463k
-$4k
-$22k
Median Cost$30k/yr
+$353k
-$114k
-$131k
Full Cost$43k/yr
+$307k
-$160k
-$177k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$30k/yr
Never
-120%
Full Cost$43k/yr
Never
-114%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-112%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-89%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,391
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,281
Earnings (4yr)
$49,543
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$39,852
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,608
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Median Debt
$24,499
Earnings (4yr)
$45,828
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,491
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,977
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,770
Earnings (4yr)
$41,540
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,731
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$24,486
Earnings (4yr)
$29,280
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,745
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$429k
Median Debt
$22,938
Earnings (4yr)
$36,127
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$30,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,706
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,220
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,189
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$13,281
Earnings (4yr)
$49,048
Natl Median: $44,884
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Public Health
AssocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$28,571
Earnings (4yr)
$44,350
Natl Median: $43,759
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$26,380
Earnings (4yr)
$81,721
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Median Debt
$21,176
Earnings (4yr)
$40,374
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,755
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,245
Earnings (4yr)
$35,403
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$45,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,334
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,822
Earnings (4yr)
$82,511
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,222
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$33,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,048
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,313
Earnings (4yr)
$52,190
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,777
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$43,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,222
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$32,389
Earnings (4yr)
$56,991
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
$40,560
Earnings (4yr)
$52,126
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$43,424
Earnings (4yr)
$54,825
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,931
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
$43,927
Earnings (4yr)
$54,184
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$45,104
Earnings (4yr)
$67,744
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,293
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$48,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,101
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Nursing
BachCIP: 5116
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,934
Natl Median: $82,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$41,550
Earnings (4yr)
$41,668
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$50,465
Earnings (4yr)
$52,247
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,427
Earnings (4yr)
$89,773
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Median Debt
$43,626
Earnings (4yr)
$56,791
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$34,630
Earnings (4yr)
$47,847
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$32,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,187
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$54,282
Earnings (4yr)
$90,616
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$130,582
Earnings (4yr)
$125,514
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$406k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,875
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
$46,748
Earnings (4yr)
$69,452
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,691
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,860
Earnings (4yr)
$59,025
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
$56,979
Earnings (4yr)
$67,066
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$53,889
Earnings (4yr)
$49,098
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,500
Earnings (4yr)
$124,555
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,823
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$102,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,618
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
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.