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Misericordia University
Dallas, PA 1,632 Undergrads 61.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$51,023
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,829
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,313
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$24,829
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$64,313
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate61.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients21.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
84.9%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
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
+$550k
+$154k
+$66k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$461k
+$64k
-$24k
Full Cost$51k/yr
+$367k
-$30k
-$118k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
Never
-26%
Full Cost$51k/yr
Never
-64%
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-27%
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-69%
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
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$56,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,207
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,648
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,147
Lifetime Value Added
+$407
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,553
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,121
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,067
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$64,228
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,357
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,142
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,487
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,621
Lifetime Value Added
+$570k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,837
Earnings (5yr)
$70,301
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
MastCIP: 5299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,174
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$27,407
Earnings (5yr)
$65,713
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,392
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$116,732
Lifetime Value Added
+$537k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$70,763
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (5yr)
$83,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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.