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Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA 5,610 Undergrads 57.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$27,086
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,231
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,246
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$20,231
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$55,246
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate57.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients27.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time82.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
89.4%
SAT Avg
1,120
SAT Reading
25th: 52056075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 51055075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$479k
+$83k
-$5k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$407k
+$10k
-$78k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$382k
-$15k
-$102k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
Never
-107%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-105%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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-90%
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-75%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,339
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,623
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$24,964
Earnings (5yr)
$45,846
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
BachCIP: 4004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,008
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,849
Earnings (5yr)
$61,262
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (5yr)
$66,235
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,757
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,132
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,229
Earnings (5yr)
$42,223
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,103
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,594
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,876
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$24,059
Earnings (5yr)
$53,549
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (2yr)
$31,314
Lifetime Value Added
-$253k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,938
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$44,244
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1507
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$73,966
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$10,642
Earnings (5yr)
$87,952
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,042
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,764
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,534
Earnings (5yr)
$46,004
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,436
Earnings (5yr)
$52,356
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,226
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Master's Degrees
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$99,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$452k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,427
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$98,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$440k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,678
Earnings (5yr)
$56,990
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.