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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT 6,531 Undergrads 79.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$72,215
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$40,675
After Aid
Median Earnings
$84,363
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$40,675
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$84,363Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,759Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate79.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
72.2%
SAT Avg
1,242
SAT Reading
25th: 580-75th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 570-75th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 25-75th: 30
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
+$724k
+$257k
+$239k
Median Cost$41k/yr
+$577k
+$110k
+$93k
Full Cost$72k/yr
+$464k
-$3k
-$21k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$41k/yr
41
63%
Full Cost$72k/yr
Never
-8%
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 Return76%
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-42%
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 (4yr)
$103,533
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,520
Earnings (4yr)
$86,337
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,632
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,357
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,012
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,324
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,242
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,098
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,419
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$100,141
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,574
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,828
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,094
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,474
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$25,945
Earnings (4yr)
$80,374
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,500
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,037
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,823
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,819
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
BachCIP: 2299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,549
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,200
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$83,258
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,732
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,835
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,833
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,510
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
BachCIP: 4499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$73,547
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$26,874
Earnings (4yr)
$98,641
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Research and Experimental Psychology
BachCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$346k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,262
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
BachCIP: 5099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
MastCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$121,075
Earnings (4yr)
$115,669
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$71,500
Earnings (4yr)
$140,822
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$520k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,066
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,384
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
MastCIP: 2604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,165
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,262
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,639
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,421
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,741
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$366k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$31,400
Earnings (4yr)
$144,160
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$549k
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
MastCIP: 5114
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$148,658
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$563k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
MastCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,741
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$355k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
MastCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$33,381
Earnings (4yr)
$80,508
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$35,304
Earnings (4yr)
$80,998
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$906
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$54,800
Earnings (4yr)
$71,091
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$31,586
Earnings (4yr)
$64,220
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,766
Earnings (4yr)
$59,725
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,431
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$213,795
Earnings (4yr)
$108,362
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$76,500
Earnings (4yr)
$144,224
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$72,840
Earnings (4yr)
$89,505
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$81,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,096
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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. 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.