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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL 2,485 Undergrads 63.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$50,557
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,539
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,213
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$21,539
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$53,213
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate63.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
66.9%
SAT Avg
1,103
SAT Reading
25th: 48055075th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 48053575th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 182375th: 28
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
+$463k
+$67k
-$21k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$386k
-$11k
-$99k
Full Cost$51k/yr
+$281k
-$115k
-$203k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-127%
Full Cost$51k/yr
Never
-112%
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-110%
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-90%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,187
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Lifetime Value Added
-$298k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,535
Earnings (5yr)
$64,844
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,818
Earnings (5yr)
$58,943
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,991
Earnings (2yr)
$49,058
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Engineering, General
BachCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$92,885
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,456
Lifetime Value Added
-$329k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,785
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$360k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$345k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,866
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
BachCIP: 3903
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,171
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$26,248
Earnings (5yr)
$84,759
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,789
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (5yr)
$48,574
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,182
Earnings (5yr)
$40,237
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,367
Earnings (5yr)
$73,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,628
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$14,593
Earnings (5yr)
$66,903
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$42,454
Earnings (5yr)
$117,182
Lifetime Value Added
+$547k
Religion/Religious Studies
MastCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$15,938
Earnings (5yr)
$65,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Graduate Certificates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Gr-CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$124,970
Lifetime Value Added
+$731k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Gr-CertCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$341k
Doctoral Degrees
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
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.