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Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY 5,735 Undergrads 55.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$34,607
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,093
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,951
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$15,093
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$60,951Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,532Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate55.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients59.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
85.8%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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
+$537k
+$66k
+$50k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$482k
+$12k
-$4k
Full Cost$35k/yr
+$412k
-$58k
-$74k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
38
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-8%
Full Cost$35k/yr
Never
-60%
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 Return-16%
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-62%
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 →
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,116
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,587
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,873
Earnings (4yr)
$62,849
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,471
Earnings (4yr)
$64,963
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$110,519
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,395
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,161
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,089
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,529
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$51,758
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,725
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,069
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,471
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,942
Natl Median: $67,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,634
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,594
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (4yr)
$51,161
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,346
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Public Policy Analysis
BachCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,973
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$24,999
Earnings (4yr)
$118,232
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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)
$55,052
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$16,300
Earnings (4yr)
$59,024
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,552
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,933
Earnings (4yr)
$60,049
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
BachCIP: 0181
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,158
Natl Median: $70,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,554
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Median Debt
$155,097
Earnings (4yr)
$153,317
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$675k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$40,875
Earnings (4yr)
$87,505
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$72,212
Earnings (4yr)
$78,548
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$66,794
Earnings (4yr)
$81,952
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$90,632
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,077
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$122,180
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,937
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$39,374
Earnings (4yr)
$79,435
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,972
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$560k
Median Debt
$67,100
Earnings (4yr)
$69,332
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$44,123
Earnings (4yr)
$62,838
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
$30,893
Earnings (4yr)
$128,609
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$462k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$71,200
Earnings (4yr)
$84,854
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$46,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,974
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$81,517
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,625
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Graduate Certificates
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Gr-CertCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Gr-CertCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$90,457
Earnings (4yr)
$83,407
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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.