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Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA 2,331 Undergrads 57.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$55,211
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$26,028
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,344
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$26,028
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$51,344
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,251
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate57.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.9%
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
+$458k
-$12k
-$28k
Median Cost$26k/yr
+$365k
-$105k
-$122k
Full Cost$55k/yr
+$260k
-$210k
-$227k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$26k/yr
Never
-130%
Full Cost$55k/yr
Never
-114%
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 Return-115%

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-93%

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)
$83,862
Natl Median: $47,094
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,639
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,332
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,669
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,830
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,205
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,121
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,822
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,751
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,179
Natl Median: $60,056
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,679
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,859
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,101
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$320k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,545
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,951
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,722
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communications Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,077
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,919
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$311k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,825
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,554
Natl Median: $107,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,590
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,901
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
$42,784
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,525
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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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.