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Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, MO 5,658 Undergrads 60.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$41,176
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,199
After Aid
Median Earnings
$71,932
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,199
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$71,932
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$67,386
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate60.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)24.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients39.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time64.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
95.1%
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
+$622k
+$152k
+$135k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$549k
+$79k
+$63k
Full Cost$41k/yr
+$474k
+$4k
-$13k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
41
86%
Full Cost$41k/yr
Never
-9%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return75%

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-39%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,344
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,862
Earnings (4yr)
$61,722
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,665
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,752
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
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Median Debt
$26,157
Earnings (4yr)
$53,667
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$23,624
Earnings (4yr)
$66,612
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,185
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
$34,600
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,114
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,911
Earnings (4yr)
$84,342
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,328
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,094
Earnings (4yr)
$83,256
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,166
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,922
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
$24,752
Earnings (4yr)
$79,219
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,259
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,323
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,331
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,322
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,989
Earnings (4yr)
$102,806
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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Median Debt
$65,704
Earnings (4yr)
$58,492
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
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Median Debt
$41,989
Earnings (4yr)
$84,866
Natl Median: $148,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,685
Earnings (4yr)
$110,105
Natl Median: $107,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
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Median Debt
$35,280
Earnings (4yr)
$115,122
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,059
Earnings (4yr)
$121,675
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$393k
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Median Debt
$76,817
Earnings (4yr)
$66,568
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$45,048
Earnings (4yr)
$132,257
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$609k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$54,666
Earnings (4yr)
$92,755
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
$90,203
Earnings (4yr)
$137,610
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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Median Debt
$69,685
Earnings (4yr)
$80,895
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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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.