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Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, MO 5,658 Undergrads 62.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$41,959
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,066
After Aid
Median Earnings
$84,871
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,066
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$84,871
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+37%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,105
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate62.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age24.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time64.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
95.1%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -56075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -55575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2375th: -

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$727k
+$261k
+$243k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$648k
+$181k
+$164k
Full Cost$42k/yr
+$576k
+$110k
+$92k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
33
206%
Full Cost$42k/yr
41
61%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return208%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return2%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,344
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$61,722
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$18,894
Earnings (4yr)
$70,665
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,209
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
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 (5yr)
$53,312
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,667
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,612
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,185
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,159
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,311
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,114
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$84,342
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
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
$19,692
Earnings (4yr)
$83,328
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,256
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,256
Earnings (4yr)
$57,922
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,219
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,259
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
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
$15,867
Earnings (4yr)
$56,323
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$22,862
Earnings (4yr)
$39,331
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$37,467
Earnings (4yr)
$84,322
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,693
Earnings (4yr)
$102,806
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Median Debt
$62,508
Earnings (4yr)
$58,492
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Median Debt
$33,334
Earnings (4yr)
$84,866
Natl Median: $148,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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
$36,341
Earnings (4yr)
$110,105
Natl Median: $107,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
Median Debt
$33,834
Earnings (4yr)
$115,122
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$332k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$121,675
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Median Debt
$64,043
Earnings (4yr)
$66,568
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,028
Earnings (4yr)
$132,257
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$606k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$52,558
Earnings (4yr)
$92,755
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
$79,690
Earnings (4yr)
$137,610
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
$70,450
Earnings (4yr)
$80,895
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k

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.