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North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC 12,182 Undergrads 58.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$21,376
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,884
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,133
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,884
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$56,133
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$50,279
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients56.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS64.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
49.9%
SAT Avg
1,074
SAT Reading
25th: 51055075th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 51055075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 172075th: 23

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
+$498k
+$28k
+$11k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$462k
-$8k
-$24k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$421k
-$49k
-$66k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
52
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-68%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-85%
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-60%

Program ROI Analysis

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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,183
Earnings (4yr)
$77,940
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,779
Earnings (4yr)
$46,990
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$26,400
Earnings (4yr)
$48,155
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,826
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,392
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,235
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,863
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
$23,002
Earnings (4yr)
$109,537
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,792
Earnings (4yr)
$76,508
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
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Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$48,804
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,567
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,982
Earnings (4yr)
$105,342
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
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Median Debt
$23,233
Earnings (4yr)
$93,564
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
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Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$51,474
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,077
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,634
Earnings (4yr)
$69,296
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,061
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,982
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$27,193
Earnings (4yr)
$74,974
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,317
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,937
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,929
Earnings (4yr)
$31,202
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,054
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$45,821
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,183
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
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Median Debt
$28,375
Earnings (4yr)
$77,476
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,792
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,367
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,747
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,463
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,681
Earnings (4yr)
$55,572
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,951
Earnings (4yr)
$45,215
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,419
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
$18,373
Earnings (4yr)
$81,704
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,930
Earnings (4yr)
$47,072
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,104
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,978
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,638
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,291
Earnings (5yr)
$56,785
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,703
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,342
Earnings (4yr)
$87,800
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$122,747
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$421k
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Median Debt
$23,738
Earnings (4yr)
$86,805
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,708
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,051
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,165
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,876
Earnings (4yr)
$64,009
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Median Debt
$52,458
Earnings (4yr)
$59,911
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$25,388
Earnings (4yr)
$60,926
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,902
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,757
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Doctoral Degrees

Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
DocCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $140,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,300
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,994
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
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.