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Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL 6,721 Undergrads 33.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$52,024
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,658
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,208
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,658
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$57,208
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,366
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate33.3%
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 age (2015-17)31.0
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 Recipients36.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time66.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS65.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
78.4%
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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$506k
+$36k
+$20k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$418k
-$52k
-$69k
Full Cost$52k/yr
+$319k
-$151k
-$167k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
46
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
Never
-77%
Full Cost$52k/yr
Never
-89%
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 Return-72%

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-82%

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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,606
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,092
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,362
Earnings (4yr)
$47,269
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$18,075
Earnings (4yr)
$52,156
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (4yr)
$66,056
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,097
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (4yr)
$67,505
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,852
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,228
Natl Median: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Median Debt
$29,375
Earnings (4yr)
$81,025
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$22,077
Earnings (4yr)
$72,645
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$29,790
Earnings (4yr)
$52,934
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,389
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,070
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Median Debt
$34,606
Earnings (4yr)
$56,145
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,039
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,330
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
$29,750
Earnings (4yr)
$62,122
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
$29,250
Earnings (4yr)
$38,043
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,222
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,324
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,786
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,791
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,547
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$44,711
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$30,601
Earnings (4yr)
$50,231
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,424
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$21,466
Earnings (4yr)
$49,634
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $128,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,783
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$88,965
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Median Debt
$55,931
Earnings (4yr)
$82,551
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,235
Natl Median: $104,495
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,342
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k
Median Debt
$38,625
Earnings (4yr)
$94,011
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
$56,375
Earnings (4yr)
$62,658
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,391
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$69,560
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$57,231
Earnings (4yr)
$70,166
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,374
Natl Median: $95,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,950
Natl Median: $57,050
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Natl Median: $77,554
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$53,454
Earnings (4yr)
$62,036
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,280
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,745
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,193
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$242k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$98,392
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
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.