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Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL 2,603 Undergrads 63.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$51,981
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,729
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,769
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,729
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,769
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,213
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate63.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
55.9%
SAT Avg
1,117
SAT Reading
25th: 49055075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 46053575th: 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$573k
+$107k
+$89k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$499k
+$32k
+$15k
Full Cost$52k/yr
+$386k
-$80k
-$98k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
54
19%
Full Cost$52k/yr
Never
-52%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-6%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-63%
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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,132
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,535
Earnings (4yr)
$58,864
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$23,818
Earnings (4yr)
$57,973
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,321
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,300
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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
$26,991
Earnings (4yr)
$68,935
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,632
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,456
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$327k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,785
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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
-$342k
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
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,787
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,171
Natl Median: $40,103
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,427
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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
-$52k
Median Debt
$26,248
Earnings (4yr)
$84,705
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,789
Natl Median: $43,633
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,114
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,435
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
$25,182
Earnings (4yr)
$45,455
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,009
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
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
$31,367
Earnings (4yr)
$76,648
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
$14,593
Earnings (4yr)
$69,690
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,950
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,454
Earnings (4yr)
$119,831
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Natl Median: $49,302
Lifetime Value Added
-$426k
Median Debt
$15,938
Earnings (4yr)
$62,544
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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 (5yr)
$124,970
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,766
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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
+$64k

Doctoral Degrees

Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$118,508
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k

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.