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Rasmussen University-North Dakota

Fargo, ND 52 Undergrads 49.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$21,076
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,960
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,442
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,960
Peer Midpoint: $9,956
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,442
Peer Midpoint: $51,775
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+25%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,524
Peer Midpoint: $45,130
Graduation Rate49.4%
Peer Midpoint: 35.7%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)30.7
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 Recipients39.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time73.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 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
+$616k
+$92k
+$129k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$597k
+$73k
+$111k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$577k
+$53k
+$90k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
27
606%
Full Cost$21k/yr
30
234%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return540%

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 Return75%

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

Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,083
Earnings (4yr)
$45,403
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,667
Earnings (4yr)
$36,914
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,667
Earnings (4yr)
$47,927
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,083
Earnings (4yr)
$40,818
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$8,708
Earnings (4yr)
$58,038
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$16,264
Earnings (4yr)
$58,034
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$10,646
Earnings (4yr)
$35,034
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,472
Earnings (4yr)
$53,756
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,984
Earnings (4yr)
$43,243
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,778
Earnings (4yr)
$60,039
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,514
Earnings (4yr)
$57,337
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,743
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Computer Engineering
AssocCIP: 1409

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,430
Earnings (4yr)
$69,873
Natl Median: $65,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,263
Earnings (4yr)
$51,541
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,503
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,778
Earnings (4yr)
$37,689
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,714
Earnings (4yr)
$47,498
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Human Resources Management and Services
AssocCIP: 5210

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,288
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,700
Earnings (4yr)
$46,185
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,472
Earnings (4yr)
$45,751
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Management Information Systems and Services
AssocCIP: 5212

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,542
Earnings (4yr)
$57,424
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,278
Earnings (4yr)
$51,824
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,708
Earnings (4yr)
$79,954
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,472
Earnings (4yr)
$39,403
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$33,375
Earnings (4yr)
$62,579
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$38,946
Earnings (4yr)
$76,176
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$30,555
Earnings (4yr)
$84,899
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$31,596
Earnings (4yr)
$73,554
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$45,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,483
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$33,762
Earnings (4yr)
$46,610
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Educational Administration and Supervision
BachCIP: 1304

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$38,881
Earnings (4yr)
$46,541
Natl Median: $47,433
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$35,272
Earnings (4yr)
$70,838
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$37,986
Earnings (4yr)
$62,100
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$38,396
Earnings (4yr)
$64,536
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$44,473
Earnings (4yr)
$48,799
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$35,166
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$30,778
Earnings (4yr)
$62,985
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$37,075
Earnings (4yr)
$49,032
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$26,354
Earnings (4yr)
$87,330
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$39,628
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.