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Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO 1,488 Undergrads 56.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$52,617
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,032
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,587
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$27,032
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,587
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$49,360
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate56.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)24.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
68.6%
SAT Avg
910
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 121675th: 18

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
+$452k
-$18k
-$34k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$355k
-$115k
-$132k
Full Cost$53k/yr
+$263k
-$207k
-$224k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
Never
-135%
Full Cost$53k/yr
Never
-118%
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-122%

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-94%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,232
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,069
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,292
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,029
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,689
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,906
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,348
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,036
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$47,210
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,251
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,929
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,904
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Median Debt
$25,095
Earnings (4yr)
$36,820
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,178
Earnings (4yr)
$76,387
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,705
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,691
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
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Median Debt
$34,167
Earnings (4yr)
$58,508
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$358k
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Median Debt
$54,667
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,338
Earnings (4yr)
$57,169
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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Median Debt
$54,667
Earnings (4yr)
$46,763
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
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Median Debt
$41,207
Earnings (4yr)
$45,423
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,710
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.