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Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL 2,603 Undergrads 63.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$54,914
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,978
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,957
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,978
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,957
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$58,865
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate63.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
55.9%
SAT Avg
1,117
SAT Reading
25th: 49056075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 46054075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 26

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
+$560k
+$90k
+$74k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$488k
+$18k
+$2k
Full Cost$55k/yr
+$363k
-$107k
-$124k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
62
3%
Full Cost$55k/yr
Never
-63%
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 Return-26%

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-70%

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
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$77,132
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,864
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
$24,996
Earnings (4yr)
$57,973
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,321
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,656
Earnings (4yr)
$51,300
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,935
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,632
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,456
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$325k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,544
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,798
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$340k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,787
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,578
Natl Median: $40,103
Lifetime Value Added
-$333k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,427
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,435
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Median Debt
$26,206
Earnings (4yr)
$84,705
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,127
Natl Median: $43,633
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
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Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,114
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$47,435
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
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Median Debt
$23,977
Earnings (4yr)
$45,455
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,009
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,648
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$129
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Median Debt
$23,649
Earnings (4yr)
$69,690
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,950
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,687
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
$47,666
Earnings (4yr)
$119,831
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$377k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Natl Median: $59,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$427k
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Median Debt
$20,696
Earnings (4yr)
$62,544
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$88,786
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,766
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,874
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Doctoral Degrees

Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$118,508
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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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.