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Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH 2,247 Undergrads 42.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,409
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,766
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,141
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,766
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$54,141
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+25%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$43,200
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate42.8%
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)21.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS59.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
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
+$481k
+$11k
-$5k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$418k
-$53k
-$69k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$386k
-$84k
-$100k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
Never
-108%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-105%
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-91%

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-75%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,768
Earnings (4yr)
$44,869
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,167
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,741
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,508
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,243
Earnings (4yr)
$75,672
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,034
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,706
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,694
Earnings (5yr)
$55,804
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,031
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,821
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,015
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,962
Earnings (4yr)
$34,215
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,703
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,542
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,446
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,628
Earnings (4yr)
$41,424
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,822
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,791
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Median Debt
$24,978
Earnings (4yr)
$78,624
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,723
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,602
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,143
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,290
Earnings (4yr)
$51,304
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
$24,874
Earnings (4yr)
$41,068
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,957
Earnings (4yr)
$69,818
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,829
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$335k
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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.