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New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY 3,320 Undergrads 56.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$53,625
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,709
After Aid
Median Earnings
$70,080
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,709
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$70,080
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate56.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients45.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
78.1%
SAT Avg
1,290
SAT Reading
25th: 58059075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 60062075th: 710
ACT Composite
25th: 252875th: 33

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
+$594k
+$197k
+$109k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$519k
+$123k
+$35k
Full Cost$54k/yr
+$401k
+$4k
-$84k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
Median Cost$21k/yr
47
47%
Full Cost$54k/yr
Never
-43%
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 Return11%

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-59%
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

Architectural Sciences and Technology
BachCIP: 0409
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$77,653
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,028
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,445
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$48,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$79,877
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$25,925
Earnings (5yr)
$92,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$70,456
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,384
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,067
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$31,500
Earnings (5yr)
$113,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k

Master's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$163,134
Earnings (5yr)
$142,500
Lifetime Value Added
+$763k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1002
Median Debt
$46,701
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,510
Earnings (5yr)
$146,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$799k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,005
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$118,901
Earnings (5yr)
$87,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$58,860
Earnings (2yr)
$56,415
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k

Professional Degrees

Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$271,124
Earnings (5yr)
$185,227
Lifetime Value Added
+$837k

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.