Oregon State University
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 →
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Agricultural Business and Management
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Agricultural Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Agriculture, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Animal Sciences
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Anthropology
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Apparel and Textiles
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Area Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biology, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Chemical Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Chemistry
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Civil Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Communication and Media Studies
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer Science
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Construction Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Design and Applied Arts
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Economics
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Education, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Engineering, Other
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
English Language and Literature, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Finance and Financial Management Services
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Fine and Studio Arts
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Food Science and Technology
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
Forest Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Forestry
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Geography and Cartography
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
History
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Hospitality Administration/Management
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Industrial Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
International/Globalization Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Management Information Systems and Services
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Manufacturing Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Marketing
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Mathematics
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Mechanical Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Music
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Nuclear Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Philosophy
Physics
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Plant Sciences
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Political Science and Government
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Psychology, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Health
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Religion/Religious Studies
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Social Sciences, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Sociology
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Sustainability Studies
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Zoology/Animal Biology
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Master's Degrees
Animal Sciences
Anthropology
Biology, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Computer Science
Economics
Education, General
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Educational Administration and Supervision
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
English Language and Literature, General
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Food Science and Technology
Forestry
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Geography and Cartography
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
History
Industrial Engineering
Materials Sciences
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Nuclear Engineering
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Philosophy
Plant Sciences
Public Health
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Public Policy Analysis
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Soil Sciences
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Statistics
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Zoology/Animal Biology
Graduate Certificates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Geography and Cartography
Public Health
Doctoral Degrees
Animal Sciences
Anthropology
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biology, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Economics
Education, General
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Forestry
Geography and Cartography
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
History
Industrial Engineering
Materials Sciences
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Nuclear Engineering
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Physics
Plant Sciences
Public Health
Public Policy Analysis
Research and Experimental Psychology
Soil Sciences
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Statistics
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Zoology/Animal Biology
Professional Degrees
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
Veterinary Medicine
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
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.