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Rasmussen University-Florida

Ocala, FL 3,121 Undergrads 43.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,346
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,909
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,996
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,909
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,996
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+54%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$39,080
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate43.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age30.7
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients55.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time46.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$536k
+$69k
+$51k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$457k
-$10k
-$28k
Full Cost$28k/yr
+$434k
-$33k
-$51k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
38
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-35%
Full Cost$28k/yr
Never
-50%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return6%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-51%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,403
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$11,611
Earnings (4yr)
$36,914
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,927
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
$10,018
Earnings (4yr)
$40,818
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
$11,277
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,125
Earnings (4yr)
$58,038
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,167
Earnings (4yr)
$58,034
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$35,034
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,756
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
$21,547
Earnings (4yr)
$43,243
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
$20,283
Earnings (4yr)
$60,039
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$22,027
Earnings (4yr)
$57,337
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,743
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Computer Engineering
AssocCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$19,203
Earnings (4yr)
$69,873
Natl Median: $65,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Median Debt
$18,437
Earnings (4yr)
$51,541
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$19,964
Earnings (4yr)
$56,503
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
$23,820
Earnings (4yr)
$37,689
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$19,489
Earnings (4yr)
$47,498
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
$21,801
Earnings (4yr)
$60,288
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$22,667
Earnings (4yr)
$46,185
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
$22,920
Earnings (4yr)
$45,751
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
$22,114
Earnings (4yr)
$57,424
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,083
Earnings (4yr)
$51,824
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
$20,058
Earnings (4yr)
$79,954
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Median Debt
$18,819
Earnings (4yr)
$39,403
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,153
Earnings (4yr)
$62,579
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Median Debt
$26,142
Earnings (4yr)
$76,176
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$28,113
Earnings (4yr)
$84,899
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Median Debt
$32,391
Earnings (4yr)
$73,554
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$29,236
Earnings (4yr)
$60,483
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$29,332
Earnings (4yr)
$46,610
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
$26,616
Earnings (4yr)
$46,541
Natl Median: $47,433
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$24,433
Earnings (4yr)
$70,838
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
$26,217
Earnings (4yr)
$62,100
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
$27,865
Earnings (4yr)
$64,536
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Median Debt
$30,209
Earnings (4yr)
$48,799
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
$16,233
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,609
Earnings (4yr)
$62,985
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,607
Earnings (4yr)
$49,032
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,330
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
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 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.