Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO 4,624 Undergrads 57.3% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$35,436

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$19,638

After Aid

Median Earnings

$58,207

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,638

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$58,207

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate57.3%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients30.6%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time87.8%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS75.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

56.8%

SAT Avg

1,190

SAT Reading

25th: -52575th: -

SAT Math

25th: -51075th: -

ACT Composite

25th: 222475th: 28

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

+$521k

+$54k

+$37k

Median Cost$20k/yr

+$451k

-$16k

-$34k

Full Cost$35k/yr

+$394k

-$73k

-$91k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$20k/yr

Never

-48%

Full Cost$35k/yr

Never

-71%

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-35%

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-66%

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

Certificates

Human Resources Management and Services

CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,907

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$23,000

Earnings (4yr)

$66,383

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$31k

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 (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$32,925

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

-$236k

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,669

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$96k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$26,650

Earnings (4yr)

$63,524

Natl Median: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

+$9k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$80,526

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

+$127k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$24,492

Earnings (4yr)

$54,917

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$61k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$23,343

Earnings (4yr)

$86,526

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

+$185k

Computer Software and Media Applications

BachCIP: 1108

Median Debt

$23,804

Earnings (4yr)

$45,810

Natl Median: $58,894

Lifetime Value Added

-$137k

Computer Systems Analysis

BachCIP: 1105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$98,053

Natl Median: $78,929

Lifetime Value Added

+$273k

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

BachCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

BachCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$23,842

Earnings (4yr)

$89,675

Natl Median: $85,063

Lifetime Value Added

+$209k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$58,400

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Criminology

BachCIP: 4504

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$49,164

Natl Median: $55,556

Lifetime Value Added

-$117k

Dance

BachCIP: 5003

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,980

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$43,329

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$158k

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, General

BachCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$39,372

Natl Median: $49,808

Lifetime Value Added

-$199k

Education, Other

BachCIP: 1399

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$37,795

Natl Median: $49,113

Lifetime Value Added

-$205k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$28,870

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$273k

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

BachCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,765

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$63,077

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$5k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$46,244

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Fire Protection

BachCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$48,041

Natl Median: $86,436

Lifetime Value Added

-$102k

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

BachCIP: 5218

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$29,250

Earnings (4yr)

$69,956

Natl Median: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

+$58k

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

BachCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,793

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$145k

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$29,630

Earnings (4yr)

$63,385

Natl Median: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$8k

International Business

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$54,487

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$73k

Literature

BachCIP: 2314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,173

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$26,427

Earnings (4yr)

$57,255

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$42k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

$21,850

Earnings (4yr)

$52,598

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

-$80k

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

BachCIP: 3101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,983

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$55,869

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$53k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$46,138

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$134k

Public Administration

BachCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,093

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$25,082

Earnings (4yr)

$62,455

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

+$236

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$23,718

Earnings (4yr)

$55,003

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$46,110

Natl Median: $48,390

Lifetime Value Added

-$142k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$97,217

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$267k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

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

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$25,250

Earnings (4yr)

$53,359

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$73k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

BachCIP: 5219

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,631

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$48,991

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$110k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$25,250

Earnings (4yr)

$41,633

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$172k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$25,527

Earnings (2yr)

$35,420

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$214k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Computer and Information Sciences, General

PB-CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $96,564

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, Other

PB-CertCIP: 1399

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,674

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$50,439

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

-$219k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$32,070

Earnings (4yr)

$93,500

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$147k

Business/Commerce, General

MastCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$32,728

Earnings (4yr)

$85,320

Natl Median: $125,988

Lifetime Value Added

+$76k

Communication and Media Studies

MastCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$30,750

Earnings (4yr)

$65,942

Natl Median: $71,953

Lifetime Value Added

-$95k

Computer Software and Media Applications

MastCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $120,083

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

MastCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$21,701

Earnings (4yr)

$128,910

Natl Median: $121,855

Lifetime Value Added

+$456k

Criminology

MastCIP: 4504

Median Debt

$30,672

Earnings (4yr)

$65,342

Natl Median: $67,647

Lifetime Value Added

-$100k

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

MastCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,978

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, Other

MastCIP: 1399

Median Debt

$21,238

Earnings (4yr)

$52,377

Natl Median: $65,348

Lifetime Value Added

-$220k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

$29,829

Earnings (4yr)

$60,992

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

-$139k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$30,750

Earnings (4yr)

$73,376

Natl Median: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Human Resources Management and Services

MastCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$32,911

Earnings (4yr)

$69,013

Natl Median: $83,558

Lifetime Value Added

-$68k

Management Information Systems and Services

MastCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $106,092

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$45,324

Earnings (4yr)

$57,933

Natl Median: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

-$168k

Public Administration

MastCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$73,408

Natl Median: $81,408

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

MastCIP: 2313

Median Debt

$38,036

Earnings (4yr)

$53,095

Natl Median: $55,035

Lifetime Value Added

-$213k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$29,158

Earnings (4yr)

$55,199

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

-$193k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$44,450

Natl Median: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

-$305k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$38,399

Earnings (4yr)

$46,956

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

-$272k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$24,501

Earnings (2yr)

$46,087

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$263k

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

MastCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Curriculum and Instruction

DocCIP: 1303

Median Debt

$41,914

Earnings (4yr)

$83,439

Natl Median: $83,031

Lifetime Value Added

-$99k

Educational Administration and Supervision

DocCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$87,732

Natl Median: $100,573

Lifetime Value Added

-$80k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

DocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,168

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Other Programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

DegCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,308

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

DegCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,347

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