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Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL 3,096 Undergrads 62.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$44,271
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,171
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,635
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,171
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,635
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$64,661
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate62.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients62.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
84.3%
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
+$597k
+$127k
+$110k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$560k
+$90k
+$74k
Full Cost$44k/yr
+$437k
-$33k
-$49k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
37
202%
Full Cost$44k/yr
Never
-31%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return34%

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-52%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,498
Earnings (4yr)
$75,023
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,324
Earnings (4yr)
$59,820
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,221
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
$17,769
Earnings (4yr)
$65,447
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,312
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
$15,436
Earnings (4yr)
$65,233
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,138
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,383
Earnings (4yr)
$56,414
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,345
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,180
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,154
Earnings (4yr)
$54,826
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,330
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,273
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,300
Earnings (4yr)
$87,170
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,097
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$37
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Median Debt
$23,671
Earnings (4yr)
$53,898
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,203
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,478
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
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Median Debt
$50,677
Earnings (4yr)
$69,420
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,479
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $69,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,892
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,621
Earnings (4yr)
$117,289
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
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Median Debt
$26,319
Earnings (4yr)
$64,421
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,002
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
$27,105
Earnings (4yr)
$57,296
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,415
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
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.