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Mississippi Christian University

Clinton, MS 2,518 Undergrads 58.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$46,671
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,034
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,377
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,034
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,377
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$54,122
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
29.1%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 192475th: 25

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
+$467k
-$3k
-$19k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$391k
-$79k
-$95k
Full Cost$47k/yr
+$299k
-$171k
-$187k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
Never
-126%
Full Cost$47k/yr
Never
-112%
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-109%

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-89%

Program ROI Analysis

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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,885
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,370
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,789
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,779
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,832
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,178
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,457
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,960
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
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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 (2yr)
$29,141
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,780
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,933
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$77,374
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,506
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,605
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$313k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,861
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,673
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,329
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$43,386
Earnings (4yr)
$81,708
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Median Debt
$169,147
Earnings (4yr)
$132,386
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$61,146
Earnings (4yr)
$60,416
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,963
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,632
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,983
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,215
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$294k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,137
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,246
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,308
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,778
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
$30,318
Earnings (4yr)
$44,867
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$106,039
Earnings (5yr)
$62,015
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,632
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$145,260
Earnings (4yr)
$70,352
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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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.