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Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY 2,434 Undergrads 75.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$51,033
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,547
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,731
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,547
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$62,731
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate75.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
75.3%
SAT Avg
1,260
SAT Reading
25th: 58060575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 58061075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 252775th: 31

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
+$538k
+$142k
+$54k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$461k
+$64k
-$24k
Full Cost$51k/yr
+$354k
-$42k
-$130k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-31%
Full Cost$51k/yr
Never
-71%
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-39%

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-72%
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

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$23,689
Earnings (5yr)
$62,105
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,197
Earnings (5yr)
$69,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,759
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,501
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$51,213
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,591
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,331
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$78,376
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,045
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,829
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,899
Earnings (5yr)
$68,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$26,325
Earnings (5yr)
$71,137
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$84,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,942
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k

Master's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$123,836
Earnings (5yr)
$125,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$617k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$18,192
Earnings (5yr)
$89,888
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,051
Earnings (5yr)
$64,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,047
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k

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.