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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO 1,580 Undergrads 77.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$59,898
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,884
After Aid
Median Earnings
$76,125
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$25,884
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$76,125
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate77.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
69.6%
SAT Avg
1,120
SAT Reading
25th: -58975th: -
SAT Math
25th: -59775th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 26
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
+$653k
+$193k
+$176k
Median Cost$26k/yr
+$560k
+$100k
+$83k
Full Cost$60k/yr
+$438k
-$22k
-$40k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$26k/yr
39
89%
Full Cost$60k/yr
Never
-18%
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 Return54%
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-49%
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
Business/Commerce, General
CertCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,354
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,997
Earnings (4yr)
$65,696
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,957
Nat: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Business/Corporate Communications
BachCIP: 5205
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,236
Nat: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Nat: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$259k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings
-
Nat: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,189
Earnings (4yr)
$59,160
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,817
Nat: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$18,938
Earnings (4yr)
$69,747
Nat: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,881
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Nat: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,091
Earnings (4yr)
$103,587
Nat: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$425k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$50,102
Earnings (4yr)
$58,412
Nat: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,269
Nat: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$35,700
Earnings (4yr)
$130,238
Nat: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$653k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings
-
Nat: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$75,495
Earnings (4yr)
$71,924
Nat: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Gr-CertCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$108,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,106
Nat: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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.