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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO 7,324 Undergrads 73.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$69,125
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,075
After Aid
Median Earnings
$70,783
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$27,075
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$70,783
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate73.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time91.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS84.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
81.5%
SAT Avg
1,326
SAT Reading
25th: 61066575th: 710
SAT Math
25th: 60066075th: 720
ACT Composite
25th: 263075th: 31
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
+$599k
+$202k
+$114k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$501k
+$105k
+$17k
Full Cost$69k/yr
+$350k
-$46k
-$134k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
54
17%
Full Cost$69k/yr
Never
-54%
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 Return-10%
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-67%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
BachCIP: 1402
Median Debt
$26,421
Earnings (5yr)
$92,038
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,628
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$64,951
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$34,391
Earnings (5yr)
$80,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$23,462
Earnings (5yr)
$66,543
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,231
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,797
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$25,096
Earnings (5yr)
$67,195
Lifetime Value Added
+$327
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,754
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$323k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,866
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,446
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,593
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,316
Earnings (5yr)
$77,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$26,911
Earnings (5yr)
$67,569
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,545
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,839
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,510
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$25,029
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,386
Earnings (5yr)
$64,048
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,467
Earnings (5yr)
$57,601
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$22,002
Earnings (5yr)
$80,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$25,247
Earnings (5yr)
$72,049
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$30,228
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (5yr)
$53,171
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,402
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
MastCIP: 5105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$122,038
Lifetime Value Added
+$642k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$107,293
Earnings (5yr)
$106,239
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$46,053
Earnings (5yr)
$119,817
Lifetime Value Added
+$559k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,723
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Dentistry
MastCIP: 5104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$200,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$1243k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
MastCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$34,462
Earnings (5yr)
$65,319
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,662
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Engineering, General
MastCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,776
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$54,500
Earnings (5yr)
$108,454
Lifetime Value Added
+$462k
International Business
MastCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$145,325
Lifetime Value Added
+$776k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$56,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,630
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$65,361
Earnings (5yr)
$119,271
Lifetime Value Added
+$555k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,023
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$53,322
Earnings (5yr)
$57,231
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Graduate Certificates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Gr-CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$114,892
Lifetime Value Added
+$698k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$90,924
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$141,254
Lifetime Value Added
+$497k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$108,649
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$84,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
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.