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Marymount University

Arlington, VA 1,810 Undergrads 67.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$57,184
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$29,137
After Aid
Median Earnings
$74,242
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$29,137
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$74,242
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$67,516
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate67.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
93.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$646k
+$179k
+$162k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$541k
+$75k
+$57k
Full Cost$57k/yr
+$440k
-$26k
-$44k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
43
54%
Full Cost$57k/yr
Never
-21%
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 Return52%

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-47%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,460
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,196
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,844
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,795
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,058
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,646
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,078
Earnings (4yr)
$59,645
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,218
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,917
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,869
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,896
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,503
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,160
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$48,463
Earnings (4yr)
$129,400
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,818
Earnings (4yr)
$77,172
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$133,718
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$480k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$129,936
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$95,211
Earnings (4yr)
$69,957
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,488
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,347
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,963
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$326k
Median Debt
$73,696
Earnings (4yr)
$63,897
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,471
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,779
Earnings (4yr)
$62,324
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,196
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$153,897
Earnings (4yr)
$87,886
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
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 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.