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North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC 12,182 Undergrads 56.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$20,427
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,846
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,996
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,846
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$56,996
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+28%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$44,440
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate56.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
49.9%
SAT Avg
1,074
SAT Reading
25th: 51054575th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 51053575th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 171975th: 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$511k
+$45k
+$27k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$472k
+$6k
-$12k
Full Cost$20k/yr
+$438k
-$29k
-$46k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
44
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
Never
-31%
Full Cost$20k/yr
Never
-63%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-11%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-48%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,216
Earnings (4yr)
$77,940
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,438
Earnings (4yr)
$46,990
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$27,156
Earnings (4yr)
$48,155
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$28,608
Earnings (4yr)
$73,826
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,611
Earnings (4yr)
$57,392
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,235
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,863
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$23,272
Earnings (4yr)
$109,537
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$392k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$30,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,508
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,804
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$28,020
Earnings (4yr)
$98,567
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$105,342
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,564
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,474
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,077
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,296
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Median Debt
$27,038
Earnings (4yr)
$98,061
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,982
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$30,433
Earnings (4yr)
$74,974
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$28,625
Earnings (4yr)
$40,317
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,937
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,970
Earnings (4yr)
$31,202
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Median Debt
$28,110
Earnings (4yr)
$67,054
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,821
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,183
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Median Debt
$28,561
Earnings (4yr)
$77,476
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,449
Earnings (4yr)
$45,367
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$59,747
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$24,696
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,463
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,572
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,215
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,419
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$81,704
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,072
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,953
Earnings (4yr)
$44,104
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,978
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,638
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,361
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,703
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k

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
$39,996
Earnings (4yr)
$87,800
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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
+$419k
Median Debt
$29,621
Earnings (4yr)
$86,805
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,708
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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
+$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nanotechnology
MastCIP: 1516
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,432
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
$27,260
Earnings (4yr)
$64,009
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
$59,448
Earnings (4yr)
$59,911
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
$36,645
Earnings (4yr)
$60,926
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$30,618
Earnings (4yr)
$57,902
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$56,286
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

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
$64,325
Earnings (4yr)
$76,300
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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.