Pitzer College

Claremont, CA 1,227 Undergrads 87.1% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$86,466

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$34,191

After Aid

Median Earnings

$69,786

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$34,191

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (10yr)$69,786

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate87.1%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients10.4%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time97.4%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS71.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

25.2%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

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

+$606k

+$146k

+$128k

Median Cost$34k/yr

+$483k

+$22k

+$5k

Full Cost$86k/yr

+$294k

-$166k

-$183k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$34k/yr

Full Cost$86k/yr

Never

-59%

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-22%

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-73%

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

Earnings

Nat: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Area Studies

BachCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $56,625

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1612

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $49,429

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

BachCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $48,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

BachCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $61,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Biology

BachCIP: 3027

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $64,732

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$89,636

Nat: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$145k

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International/Globalization Studies

BachCIP: 3020

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $59,972

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Manufacturing Engineering

BachCIP: 1436

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,451

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

$17,750

Earnings

Nat: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

BachCIP: 2615

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $62,451

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$68,831

Nat: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$11k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Policy Analysis

BachCIP: 4405

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $73,721

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Research and Experimental Psychology

BachCIP: 4227

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $55,695

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Systems Science and Theory

BachCIP: 3006

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,036

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, 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.