Lee University

Cleveland, TN 2,617 Undergrads 55.5% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$35,688

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$18,878

After Aid

Median Earnings

$47,559

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,878

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$47,559

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate55.5%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients32.9%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time92.0%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS64.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

70.5%

SAT Avg

1,145

SAT Reading

25th: 54056575th: 630

SAT Math

25th: 50055075th: 600

ACT Composite

25th: 202475th: 27

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

+$433k

-$34k

-$51k

Median Cost$19k/yr

+$365k

-$102k

-$119k

Full Cost$36k/yr

+$305k

-$162k

-$180k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$19k/yr

Never

-176%

Full Cost$36k/yr

Never

-140%

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 Return-155%

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-96%

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

$16,750

Earnings (4yr)

$79,208

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$132k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$26,739

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

-$290k

Applied Mathematics

BachCIP: 2703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $91,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bible/Biblical Studies

BachCIP: 3902

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$44,671

Natl Median: $44,533

Lifetime Value Added

-$151k

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$24,788

Earnings (4yr)

$59,274

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,429

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,095

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$149k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$25,194

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$304k

Education, Other

BachCIP: 1399

Median Debt

$27,750

Earnings (4yr)

$42,329

Natl Median: $49,113

Lifetime Value Added

-$164k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (2yr)

$39,009

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$179k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$28,448

Earnings (4yr)

$39,988

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$184k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

BachCIP: 5100

Median Debt

$21,535

Earnings (4yr)

$41,162

Natl Median: $61,296

Lifetime Value Added

-$174k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

BachCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$76,759

Natl Median: $61,911

Lifetime Value Added

+$102k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,096

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$149k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

BachCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,568

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$16,668

Earnings (4yr)

$54,203

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$64k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology

BachCIP: 3903

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,103

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

$27,203

Earnings (4yr)

$35,702

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$221k

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

BachCIP: 3907

Median Debt

$25,875

Earnings (4yr)

$45,844

Natl Median: $42,915

Lifetime Value Added

-$134k

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$46,719

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$126k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$41,882

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$168k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

$26,725

Earnings (4yr)

$43,241

Natl Median: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

-$156k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$24,997

Earnings (4yr)

$70,388

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$64k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religious Education

BachCIP: 3904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,633

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religious Music and Worship

BachCIP: 3905

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,456

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$24,208

Earnings (4yr)

$44,193

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$148k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,999

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

-$210k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$22,500

Earnings (4yr)

$45,221

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$139k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$23,750

Earnings (4yr)

$48,382

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$112k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$29,625

Earnings (4yr)

$46,573

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$128k

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

BachCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,259

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Theological and Ministerial Studies

BachCIP: 3906

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$40,791

Natl Median: $44,535

Lifetime Value Added

-$177k

Theology and Religious Vocations, Other

BachCIP: 3999

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,566

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Bible/Biblical Studies

MastCIP: 3902

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,028

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$25,950

Earnings (4yr)

$66,769

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

-$86k

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

$42,100

Earnings (4yr)

$50,249

Natl Median: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$239k

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$46,087

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

-$261k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

MastCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

MastCIP: 3907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,024

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religious Music and Worship

MastCIP: 3905

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,264

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Research and Experimental Psychology

MastCIP: 4227

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,216

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$36,000

Earnings (4yr)

$52,116

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

-$221k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$34,120

Earnings (4yr)

$54,167

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$202k

Theological and Ministerial Studies

MastCIP: 3906

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$52,697

Natl Median: $61,300

Lifetime Value Added

-$216k

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.