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Nazareth University

Rochester, NY 1,873 Undergrads 73.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$59,680
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$30,265
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,780
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$30,265
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$60,780
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$61,794
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate73.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
74.7%
SAT Avg
1,216
SAT Reading
25th: 53061075th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 54061075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 232475th: 32

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
+$535k
+$65k
+$49k
Median Cost$30k/yr
+$426k
-$44k
-$60k
Full Cost$60k/yr
+$320k
-$150k
-$166k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
38
∞
Median Cost$30k/yr
Never
-55%
Full Cost$60k/yr
Never
-77%
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-52%

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-78%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,371
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,193
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,695
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,754
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,019
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$320k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,615
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,117
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$259k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,423
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,225
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,921
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$385k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,222
Earnings (4yr)
$71,968
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,585
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,271
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,186
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,378
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,457
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,903
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (4yr)
$47,851
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,529
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,412
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,949
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,970
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,350
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Master's Degrees

Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$123,709
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,531
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
$53,276
Earnings (4yr)
$64,742
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,511
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,483
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$40,527
Earnings (4yr)
$59,937
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,608
Earnings (4yr)
$53,818
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
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Median Debt
$28,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,886
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,628
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$84,546
Earnings (4yr)
$79,147
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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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.