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Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY 2,439 Undergrads 73.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$53,183
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,277
After Aid
Median Earnings
$66,403
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,277
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$66,403
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,731
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate73.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
83.0%
SAT Avg
1,255
SAT Reading
25th: 58060575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 58061075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 252775th: 30

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
+$586k
+$119k
+$102k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$506k
+$39k
+$22k
Full Cost$53k/yr
+$395k
-$72k
-$90k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
51
27%
Full Cost$53k/yr
Never
-47%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return5%

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-61%
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

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,689
Earnings (4yr)
$72,894
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,197
Earnings (4yr)
$77,609
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,641
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,564
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,382
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,252
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,956
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,283
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,364
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,414
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,045
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
$24,638
Earnings (4yr)
$65,014
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,532
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,899
Earnings (4yr)
$65,724
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,009
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Median Debt
$26,325
Earnings (4yr)
$64,258
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,984
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,941
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,291
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
$17,066
Earnings (4yr)
$108,940
Natl Median: $88,516
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $105,177
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,688
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
$123,836
Earnings (4yr)
$131,931
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$477k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,192
Earnings (4yr)
$89,362
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,775
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$123,940
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
Median Debt
$102,941
Earnings (4yr)
$79,463
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$25,051
Earnings (4yr)
$61,188
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,047
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k

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.