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Pace University

New York, NY 7,665 Undergrads 63.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$72,552
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$30,721
After Aid
Median Earnings
$79,846
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$30,721
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$79,846
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$77,411
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate63.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
75.9%
SAT Avg
1,266
SAT Reading
25th: 60064075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 58062075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 242775th: 29

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
+$681k
+$211k
+$195k
Median Cost$31k/yr
+$571k
+$101k
+$84k
Full Cost$73k/yr
+$420k
-$50k
-$66k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$31k/yr
40
76%
Full Cost$73k/yr
Never
-25%
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 Return42%

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-53%

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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$100,797
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,064
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,772
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,974
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$89,450
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,811
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,876
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,235
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$85,760
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$117,835
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
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Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$77,902
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,514
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,716
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$37,213
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,475
Earnings (4yr)
$82,118
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,764
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$460k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$337k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,870
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,368
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$92,271
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,623
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
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)
$46,478
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,192
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,005
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,838
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,062
Earnings (4yr)
$65,637
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
$23,251
Earnings (4yr)
$58,051
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,287
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,213
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,408
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,078
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$79,376
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$115,695
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,866
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$16,425
Earnings (4yr)
$115,804
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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Median Debt
$136,774
Earnings (4yr)
$159,314
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$698k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,454
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,374
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,851
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,796
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$139,152
Earnings (4yr)
$38,903
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$374k
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Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$131,212
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,068
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,768
Earnings (4yr)
$116,094
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$325k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,882
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,806
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
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Median Debt
$33,691
Earnings (4yr)
$101,275
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,015
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$67,439
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
MastCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,506
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Publishing
MastCIP: 0910
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,229
Natl Median: $63,992
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,362
Earnings (4yr)
$140,738
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$538k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,614
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,867
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,066
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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Median Debt
$34,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,077
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,657
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $149,621
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$137,605
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
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Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$124,271
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
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Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (5yr)
$99,224
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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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.