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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH 657 Undergrads 33.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$10,267
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,133
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,581
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$6,133
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$52,581
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate33.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
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
+$458k
+$62k
-$26k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$436k
+$40k
-$48k
Full Cost$10k/yr
+$421k
+$25k
-$63k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
Never
-219%
Full Cost$10k/yr
Never
-171%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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-174%
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-58%
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
Associate's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$12,750
Earnings (5yr)
$41,992
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,156
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$80,032
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$22,067
Earnings (5yr)
$75,280
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$35,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (5yr)
$54,897
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Botany/Plant Biology
BachCIP: 2603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$21,563
Earnings (5yr)
$58,831
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$22,732
Earnings (5yr)
$88,141
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (5yr)
$79,566
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (5yr)
$57,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (5yr)
$54,327
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,490
Earnings (5yr)
$93,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
BachCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$76,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (5yr)
$35,540
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (5yr)
$64,724
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (5yr)
$98,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,108
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$86,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (5yr)
$36,864
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (5yr)
$56,070
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$41,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Housing and Human Environments
BachCIP: 1906
Median Debt
$25,683
Earnings (5yr)
$51,755
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$26,147
Earnings (5yr)
$46,446
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$86,815
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,976
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$24,049
Earnings (5yr)
$46,063
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$25,309
Earnings (5yr)
$89,251
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,416
Earnings (5yr)
$72,872
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$26,216
Earnings (5yr)
$87,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,549
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (5yr)
$40,932
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,913
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,377
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,258
Earnings (5yr)
$48,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$23,654
Earnings (5yr)
$46,521
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,672
Earnings (5yr)
$83,524
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,309
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,966
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$26,950
Earnings (5yr)
$46,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$23,356
Earnings (5yr)
$54,995
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.