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Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA 4,464 Undergrads 59.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$33,428
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,761
After Aid
Median Earnings
$69,305
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,761
Peer Midpoint: $9,956
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$69,305
Peer Midpoint: $51,775
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,348
Peer Midpoint: $45,130
Graduation Rate59.5%
Peer Midpoint: 35.7%
Average Starting Age22.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time83.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.2%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 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
+$706k
+$183k
+$220k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$661k
+$137k
+$175k
Full Cost$33k/yr
+$645k
+$121k
+$159k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
23
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
26
384%
Full Cost$33k/yr
28
258%
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 Return590%

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 Return85%

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: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,062
Earnings (4yr)
$64,344
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,964
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,039
Natl Median: $55,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
$14,760
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,030
Earnings (4yr)
$56,071
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,308
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,616
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
$13,026
Earnings (4yr)
$72,531
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$16,850
Earnings (5yr)
$71,846
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,038
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,131
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Forestry
AssocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,373
Natl Median: $48,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Ground Transportation
AssocCIP: 4902
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,389
Natl Median: $59,881
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,454
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,925
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,955
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,484
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mason/Masonry
AssocCIP: 4601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,390
Natl Median: $65,254
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,945
Natl Median: $62,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,298
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
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Median Debt
$24,526
Earnings (4yr)
$88,335
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,647
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,886
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$430k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,695
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,310
Natl Median: $90,924
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,444
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,701
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,115
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,764
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,758
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,250
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,272
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,360
Natl Median: $47,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,919
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,796
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,755
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,193
Natl Median: $84,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,507
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,244
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,665
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,957
Earnings (4yr)
$69,714
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,433
Natl Median: $92,919
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
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Median Debt
$25,550
Earnings (4yr)
$86,854
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,809
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.