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Total Cost
$24,067
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,912
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,329
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$9,912
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,329Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,134Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate52.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients51.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time91.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
77.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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
-$4k
-$20k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$431k
-$39k
-$56k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$380k
-$90k
-$106k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-156%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-123%
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-119%
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-80%
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
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,127
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,316
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Management Information Systems and Services
AssocCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,353
Earnings (4yr)
$75,065
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$16,134
Earnings (4yr)
$39,600
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,377
Earnings (4yr)
$50,125
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
$22,999
Earnings (4yr)
$76,850
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,673
Earnings (4yr)
$65,624
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,163
Earnings (4yr)
$55,282
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$16,290
Earnings (4yr)
$50,191
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$24,687
Earnings (4yr)
$44,149
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,805
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$24,890
Earnings (4yr)
$76,568
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Engineering-Related Fields
BachCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,181
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,895
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$34,526
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$19,843
Earnings (4yr)
$32,257
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,649
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,763
Earnings (4yr)
$43,422
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,145
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$14,398
Earnings (4yr)
$41,206
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,916
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,791
Earnings (4yr)
$40,768
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
BachCIP: 2615
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,990
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,865
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,105
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,600
Earnings (4yr)
$45,874
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,667
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$16,173
Earnings (4yr)
$85,740
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,304
Earnings (4yr)
$45,201
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,331
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$20,749
Earnings (4yr)
$39,777
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$45,877
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$19,379
Earnings (4yr)
$37,275
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,242
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
BachCIP: 0181
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,347
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Master's Degrees
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,399
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$40,750
Earnings (4yr)
$44,419
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,583
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,214
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$30,414
Earnings (4yr)
$48,340
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,758
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,415
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Graduate Certificates
Curriculum and Instruction
Gr-CertCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,924
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Education, General
Gr-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,448
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Gr-CertCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,148
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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.