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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH 862 Undergrads 26.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$35,017
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,607
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,508
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$20,607
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$49,508
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate26.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients53.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time70.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS56.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
38.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$449k
-$17k
-$35k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$375k
-$92k
-$109k
Full Cost$35k/yr
+$323k
-$143k
-$161k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
Never
-147%
Full Cost$35k/yr
Never
-128%
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 Return-133%
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-91%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CertCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Agricultural Business and Management
AssocCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bible/Biblical Studies
AssocCIP: 3902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,339
Natl Median: $41,884
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,889
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$35,767
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,365
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
AssocCIP: 3903
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religion/Religious Studies
AssocCIP: 3802
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$41,567
Natl Median: $46,769
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Religious Music and Worship
AssocCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,910
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bible/Biblical Studies
BachCIP: 3902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,975
Earnings (4yr)
$58,293
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,480
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,210
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,626
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$29,795
Earnings (4yr)
$41,533
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,805
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,901
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
BachCIP: 3903
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,103
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
BachCIP: 3907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$42,140
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,453
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
$30,625
Earnings (4yr)
$46,350
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,701
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,291
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,060
Earnings (4yr)
$73,554
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
MastCIP: 3907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,409
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
MastCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906
Median Debt
$22,288
Earnings (4yr)
$52,631
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
MastCIP: 3999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,226
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.