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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC 11,925 Undergrads 54.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,180
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,980
After Aid
Median Earnings
$44,440
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,980
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$44,440
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate54.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
46.2%
SAT Avg
1,048
SAT Reading
25th: 49054575th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 47053575th: 580
ACT Composite
25th: 161975th: 22
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
+$392k
-$5k
-$92k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$352k
-$44k
-$132k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$323k
-$74k
-$161k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
Never
-334%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-234%
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 Return-302%
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-115%
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
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$26,216
Earnings (5yr)
$73,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$27,438
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$27,156
Earnings (5yr)
$48,691
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Architectural Engineering
BachCIP: 1404
Median Debt
$28,608
Earnings (5yr)
$76,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,611
Earnings (5yr)
$48,308
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,082
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$23,272
Earnings (5yr)
$87,314
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$30,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,058
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,049
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (5yr)
$81,421
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,469
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,151
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,049
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (5yr)
$86,427
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$27,038
Earnings (5yr)
$89,227
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$30,433
Earnings (5yr)
$88,537
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$28,625
Earnings (5yr)
$32,845
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$34,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$27,970
Earnings (5yr)
$32,619
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$28,561
Earnings (5yr)
$48,795
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$26,449
Earnings (5yr)
$42,025
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (5yr)
$58,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,420
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (5yr)
$65,877
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,132
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,412
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,953
Earnings (5yr)
$35,616
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,361
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$39,996
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,260
Earnings (5yr)
$57,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$59,448
Earnings (5yr)
$52,502
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$36,645
Earnings (5yr)
$54,960
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$30,618
Earnings (5yr)
$57,664
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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.