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Park University

Parkville, MO 4,555 Undergrads 36.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,780
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,119
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,278
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,119
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,278
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,154
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate36.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)29.8
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients44.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time55.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$571k
+$101k
+$84k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$502k
+$32k
+$16k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$467k
-$3k
-$19k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
53
23%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-19%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return60%

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-38%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,144
Natl Median: $62,995
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,700
Earnings (4yr)
$71,051
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,902
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,202
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,186
Natl Median: $50,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,969
Earnings (4yr)
$65,636
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,135
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,561
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,401
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,105
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,973
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,890
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
$21,812
Earnings (4yr)
$58,170
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,394
Earnings (4yr)
$61,818
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,162
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,834
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,450
Earnings (4yr)
$60,509
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$47,818
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,550
Earnings (4yr)
$65,225
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Median Debt
$22,803
Earnings (4yr)
$54,849
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,651
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,281
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,091
Earnings (4yr)
$45,525
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$39,118
Earnings (4yr)
$85,049
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
$37,115
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,287
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Median Debt
$39,624
Earnings (4yr)
$57,567
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Median Debt
$35,617
Earnings (4yr)
$51,148
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,051
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Median Debt
$47,975
Earnings (4yr)
$80,800
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$37,955
Earnings (4yr)
$61,582
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,477
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$268k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,196
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
Gr-CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,606
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,603
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.