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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT 6,904 Undergrads 70.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$66,669
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$45,459
After Aid
Median Earnings
$75,059
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$45,459
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$75,059
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate70.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients15.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
67.7%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$630k
+$234k
+$146k
Median Cost$45k/yr
+$467k
+$70k
-$18k
Full Cost$67k/yr
+$390k
-$6k
-$94k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$45k/yr
Never
-11%
Full Cost$67k/yr
Never
-39%
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 Return18%
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-59%
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
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$18,492
Earnings (5yr)
$67,635
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,563
Earnings (5yr)
$85,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$75,004
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$79,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$72,884
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$26,191
Earnings (5yr)
$92,216
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,086
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,800
Earnings (5yr)
$99,167
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,202
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$25,531
Earnings (5yr)
$93,394
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$73,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$101,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,950
Earnings (5yr)
$59,083
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$109,783
Lifetime Value Added
+$440k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,434
Earnings (2yr)
$73,949
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (5yr)
$68,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$62,000
Earnings (5yr)
$85,465
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,189
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,081
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1505
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$263k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Psychology, Other
MastCIP: 4299
Median Debt
$34,167
Earnings (5yr)
$72,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$32,406
Earnings (5yr)
$114,536
Lifetime Value Added
+$480k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$42,460
Earnings (5yr)
$77,783
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$31,170
Earnings (5yr)
$88,976
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Gr-CertCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Professional Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$88,358
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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.