Pratt Community College

Pratt, KS 579 Undergrads 39.3% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$19,780

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$9,731

After Aid

Median Earnings

$52,293

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,731

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$52,293

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate39.3%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients37.3%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time84.1%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS70.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

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

+$601k

+$209k

+$116k

Median Cost$10k/yr

+$592k

+$200k

+$107k

Full Cost$20k/yr

+$582k

+$191k

+$98k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$10k/yr

1190%

Full Cost$20k/yr

535%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return1133%

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 Return203%

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

Certificates

Agricultural Business and Management

CertCIP: 0101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,930

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

$5,500

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$69,251

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$279k

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Business and Management

AssocCIP: 0101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,825

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Mechanization

AssocCIP: 0102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,712

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 0113

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,245

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Animal Sciences

AssocCIP: 0109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,658

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

AssocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,243

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

AssocCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,971

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$49,683

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

+$47k

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

AssocCIP: 0302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,169

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,711

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

AssocCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$7,819

Earnings (4yr)

$33,452

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$136k

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

AssocCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,491

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$11,000

Earnings (5yr)

$67,096

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$180k

Social Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 4501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,146

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,409

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

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

AssocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.