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Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO 4,378 Undergrads 56.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,869
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,120
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,703
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,120
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$53,703
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,028
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate56.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
86.1%
SAT Avg
1,119
SAT Reading
25th: 47855075th: 593
SAT Math
25th: 49854575th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 192275th: 24

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
+$478k
+$8k
-$9k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$420k
-$50k
-$67k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$385k
-$85k
-$102k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
Never
-115%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-109%
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-97%

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-76%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,670
Earnings (4yr)
$72,893
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
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Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,035
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,328
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$17,187
Earnings (4yr)
$53,418
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,737
Earnings (4yr)
$57,564
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,907
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $28,311
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,314
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,063
Earnings (4yr)
$50,012
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Median Debt
$19,290
Earnings (4yr)
$80,690
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
$22,823
Earnings (4yr)
$48,729
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,910
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,267
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,488
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
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Median Debt
$14,033
Earnings (4yr)
$65,692
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,656
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,875
Earnings (4yr)
$52,179
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
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Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,745
Earnings (5yr)
$64,259
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,705
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,600
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,372
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,100
Earnings (4yr)
$42,827
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,153
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,872
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,976
Earnings (4yr)
$46,475
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
$20,807
Earnings (4yr)
$42,508
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
$24,578
Earnings (4yr)
$46,501
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,356
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,811
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$15,800
Earnings (4yr)
$46,807
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$269k
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Median Debt
$17,083
Earnings (4yr)
$63,051
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,341
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,824
Earnings (4yr)
$50,060
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,444
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,571
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$311k
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Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,317
Earnings (4yr)
$48,246
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
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.