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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT 6,208 Undergrads 78.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$69,666
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$39,207
After Aid
Median Earnings
$83,759
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$39,207
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$83,759
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate78.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients15.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
77.0%
SAT Avg
1,212
SAT Reading
25th: 560-75th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 540-75th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 25-75th: 29
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
+$694k
+$298k
+$210k
Median Cost$39k/yr
+$553k
+$157k
+$69k
Full Cost$70k/yr
+$443k
+$47k
-$41k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$39k/yr
43
49%
Full Cost$70k/yr
Never
-16%
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 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-46%
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
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$96,742
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,520
Earnings (5yr)
$86,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$79,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,675
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$63,903
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,242
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,075
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$48,262
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$25,945
Earnings (5yr)
$77,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,312
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,474
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (5yr)
$67,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
BachCIP: 2299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,549
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,871
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,105
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$73,088
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$26,874
Earnings (5yr)
$98,844
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Research and Experimental Psychology
BachCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$341k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,896
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$71,500
Earnings (5yr)
$182,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$1065k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (5yr)
$104,118
Lifetime Value Added
+$403k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,165
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
MastCIP: 1199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$108,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,741
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
MastCIP: 5114
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$148,658
Lifetime Value Added
+$782k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,888
Lifetime Value Added
+$478k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$35,304
Earnings (5yr)
$78,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$54,800
Earnings (5yr)
$71,181
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,766
Earnings (5yr)
$61,646
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Doctoral Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$76,500
Earnings (5yr)
$139,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$441k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$72,840
Earnings (5yr)
$86,132
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Professional Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
ProfCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,149
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$81,000
Earnings (5yr)
$96,800
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
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.