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Norwich University

Northfield, VT 2,428 Undergrads 61.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$67,357
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,257
After Aid
Median Earnings
$75,909
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,257
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$75,909
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$65,575
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate61.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
74.4%
SAT Avg
1,190
SAT Reading
25th: 540-75th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 520-75th: 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
+$659k
+$192k
+$175k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$579k
+$112k
+$95k
Full Cost$67k/yr
+$417k
-$50k
-$68k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
37
118%
Full Cost$67k/yr
Never
-28%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return39%

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-52%
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

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
-$210k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$26,835
Earnings (4yr)
$58,534
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
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
-$2k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,203
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$75,713
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,497
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,628
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
$26,363
Earnings (4yr)
$76,175
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,075
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,185
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,167
Earnings (4yr)
$85,184
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,004
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,477
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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
$25,818
Earnings (4yr)
$71,791
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,877
Earnings (4yr)
$53,775
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,054
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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
-$74k
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
-$336k

Master's Degrees

Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,564
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$36,575
Earnings (4yr)
$112,948
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$54,491
Earnings (4yr)
$91,857
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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
-$61k
Median Debt
$55,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,973
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,153
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Median Debt
$35,211
Earnings (4yr)
$104,519
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$40,898
Earnings (4yr)
$70,211
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
$35,608
Earnings (4yr)
$146,592
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$604k
Median Debt
$37,167
Earnings (4yr)
$89,927
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$49,199
Earnings (4yr)
$53,360
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Median Debt
$39,094
Earnings (4yr)
$85,253
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,097
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.