Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA 2,812 Undergrads 64.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$64,157

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$23,696

After Aid

Median Earnings

$52,459

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,696

Peer Midpoint: $20,081

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation

$52,459

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment

$52,927

Peer Midpoint: $53,763

Graduation Rate64.7%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Average Starting Age20.0

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients39.3%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time92.8%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS55.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

93.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

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

+$474k

+$7k

-$10k

Median Cost$24k/yr

+$389k

-$78k

-$96k

Full Cost$64k/yr

+$243k

-$224k

-$241k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$24k/yr

Never

-112%

Full Cost$64k/yr

Never

-104%

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-100%

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-90%

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

Earnings (4yr)

$69,590

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$41k

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

$26,947

Earnings (4yr)

$42,089

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

-$183k

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

$26,990

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (2yr)

$35,060

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

-$231k

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,981

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

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminology

BachCIP: 4504

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$58,058

Natl Median: $55,556

Lifetime Value Added

-$50k

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

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature/Letters, Other

BachCIP: 2399

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,634

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

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

Earnings (2yr)

$40,485

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

-$183k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Business

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

$26,077

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Literature

BachCIP: 2314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,173

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

BachCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,176

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$53,481

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$87k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

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

$26,899

Earnings (4yr)

$39,658

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$204k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

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)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$59,909

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$35k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$25,898

Earnings (4yr)

$49,380

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$121k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$24,735

Earnings (4yr)

$53,240

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$89k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

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

Research and Experimental Psychology

BachCIP: 4227

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$24,035

Natl Median: $55,695

Lifetime Value Added

-$332k

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$46,374

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

-$147k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, General

BachCIP: 4501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,366

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$24,621

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Business/Commerce, General

MastCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$32,157

Earnings (4yr)

$92,654

Natl Median: $125,988

Lifetime Value Added

+$132k

Criminology

MastCIP: 4504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,647

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$79,047

Earnings (4yr)

$51,296

Natl Median: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

-$238k

Music

MastCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$51,250

Earnings (4yr)

$118,315

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$357k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

MastCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,416

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religious Education

MastCIP: 3904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,328

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Theological and Ministerial Studies

MastCIP: 3906

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,300

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Law

DocCIP: 2201

Median Debt

$151,551

Earnings (4yr)

$81,071

Natl Median: $105,518

Lifetime Value Added

-$132k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$82,000

Earnings (4yr)

$138,646

Natl Median: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

+$294k

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. 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.