Miami University-Oxford
Vs. Peer Institutions
Admissions Profile
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)
ROI Efficiency Metrics
- 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.
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.
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 →
Certificates
Engineering, Other
Geography and Cartography
International Business
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Data Processing
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Anthropology
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Architecture
Area Studies
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biology, General
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business/Managerial Economics
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Communication and Media Studies
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Community Organization and Advocacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer Engineering
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Design and Applied Arts
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Economics
Education, General
Engineering Physics
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Engineering-Related Fields
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
English Language and Literature, General
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Finance and Financial Management Services
Fine and Studio Arts
Geography and Cartography
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Gerontology
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
History
Human Resources Management and Services
Interior Architecture
International Business
International/Globalization Studies
Journalism
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Information Systems and Services
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Manufacturing Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Earnings shared by 2 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and Government
Psychology, General
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Religion/Religious Studies
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Security Science and Technology
Social Work
Sociology
Special Education and Teaching
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Statistics
Sustainability Studies
Earnings shared by 2 Miami University campuses, which report as one program.
Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Architecture
Biology, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Economics
Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Educational/Instructional Media Design
English Language and Literature, General
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Fine and Studio Arts
Geography and Cartography
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Gerontology
History
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Music
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and Government
Psychology, General
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social Work
Special Education and Teaching
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Statistics
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Zoology/Animal Biology
Graduate Certificates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degrees
Biology, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemistry
Educational Administration and Supervision
English Language and Literature, General
Gerontology
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Psychology, General
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Zoology/Animal Biology
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.