Ohio University-Main Campus
Vs. Peer Institutions
Admissions Profile
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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)
ROI Efficiency Metrics
- 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.
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.
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 →
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Earnings shared by 4 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Earnings shared by 4 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 4 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Earnings shared by 4 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Earnings shared by 5 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Earnings shared by 4 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Air Transportation
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Anthropology
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Apparel and Textiles
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Applied Mathematics
Area Studies
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Biology, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Business/Managerial Economics
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Civil Engineering
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Communication and Media Studies
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer Science
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Dance
Design and Applied Arts
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Economics
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
English Language and Literature, General
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Finance and Financial Management Services
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Fine and Studio Arts
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Geography and Cartography
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Housing and Human Environments
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Industrial Engineering
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
International Business
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Information Systems and Services
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Mechanical Engineering
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Political Science and Government
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Psychology, General
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Health
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Religion/Religious Studies
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Special Education and Teaching
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Urban Studies/Affairs
Zoology/Animal Biology
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Apparel and Textiles
Area Studies
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Communication and Media Studies
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Computer Science
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Curriculum and Instruction
Design and Applied Arts
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Economics
Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational/Instructional Media Design
English Language and Literature, General
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Fine and Studio Arts
Geography and Cartography
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Health and Medical Administrative Services
History
Industrial Engineering
Journalism
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
Political Science and Government
Public Administration
Public Health
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Research and Experimental Psychology
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Social Sciences, General
Social Work
Sociology
Special Education and Teaching
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Zoology/Animal Biology
Doctoral Degrees
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Communication and Media Studies
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational/Instructional Media Design
English Language and Literature, General
History
Journalism
Mathematics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Physics
Research and Experimental Psychology
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Zoology/Animal Biology
Professional Degrees
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Medicine
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
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.