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Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX 4,087 Undergrads 53.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$23,601
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,793
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,984
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,793
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,984
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,560
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate53.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients47.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time82.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
93.5%
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
+$568k
+$98k
+$82k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$526k
+$56k
+$40k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$484k
+$13k
-$3k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
43
93%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-3%
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 Return90%

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-26%

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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,000
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
$20,468
Earnings (4yr)
$83,622
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,859
Earnings (4yr)
$52,286
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
$17,439
Earnings (4yr)
$59,289
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,651
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
$20,674
Earnings (4yr)
$50,888
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,347
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,748
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,547
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,896
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$326k
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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
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,966
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,736
Earnings (4yr)
$55,986
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,160
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Median Debt
$21,400
Earnings (4yr)
$48,989
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,917
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,362
Earnings (4yr)
$50,067
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,182
Earnings (4yr)
$46,729
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$87,009
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,684
Earnings (4yr)
$51,901
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,067
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,911
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,909
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,128
Earnings (4yr)
$77,640
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
$48,217
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,895
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$270k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,445
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,718
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,143
Earnings (4yr)
$132,498
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$502k
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Median Debt
$35,254
Earnings (4yr)
$61,418
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$29,412
Earnings (4yr)
$59,534
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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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.