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Norwich University

Northfield, VT 2,428 Undergrads 61.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$68,714
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$26,676
After Aid
Median Earnings
$79,567
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$26,676
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$79,567
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$78,407
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate61.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients27.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
74.4%
SAT Avg
1,190
SAT Reading
25th: 54060075th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 52059075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$679k
+$209k
+$193k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$583k
+$113k
+$97k
Full Cost$69k/yr
+$432k
-$38k
-$55k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
38
101%
Full Cost$69k/yr
Never
-22%
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 Return48%

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-51%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,534
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,374
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,203
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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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
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,713
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,497
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$241
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,489
Earnings (4yr)
$90,628
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Median Debt
$26,798
Earnings (4yr)
$76,175
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Median Debt
$24,783
Earnings (4yr)
$70,075
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,185
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,184
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,135
Earnings (4yr)
$68,004
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,627
Earnings (4yr)
$82,477
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,791
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,850
Earnings (4yr)
$53,775
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Median Debt
$26,626
Earnings (4yr)
$86,054
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,456
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,999
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$353k
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Master's Degrees

Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,564
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
$44,742
Earnings (4yr)
$112,948
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,857
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,269
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,973
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,153
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
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Median Debt
$55,269
Earnings (4yr)
$104,519
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$41,078
Earnings (4yr)
$70,211
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$146,592
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$596k
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Median Debt
$46,477
Earnings (4yr)
$89,927
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,360
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,253
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,097
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
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.