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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA 6,728 Undergrads 68.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,781
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,524
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,032
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$19,524
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$53,032
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate68.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
74.6%
SAT Avg
1,086
SAT Reading
25th: 49054075th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 49053075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 25
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
+$462k
+$65k
-$23k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$391k
-$5k
-$93k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$373k
-$24k
-$112k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
Never
-132%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-125%
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-124%
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-81%
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
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$59,998
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (5yr)
$52,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,411
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,430
Earnings (5yr)
$58,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$82,757
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (5yr)
$46,885
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$270k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,029
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$35,179
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,520
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$25,875
Earnings (5yr)
$60,323
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,092
Earnings (5yr)
$47,933
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$26,549
Earnings (5yr)
$71,272
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,188
Earnings (5yr)
$46,134
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$79,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$22,700
Earnings (5yr)
$53,302
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
$23,687
Earnings (5yr)
$46,977
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,281
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,817
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,275
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1507
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$86,067
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$14,578
Earnings (5yr)
$82,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,517
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,954
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,142
Earnings (5yr)
$44,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,371
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,923
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,183
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$49,371
Earnings (5yr)
$53,859
Lifetime Value Added
+$393
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,289
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$30,875
Earnings (5yr)
$52,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,210
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
MastCIP: 3103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,029
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$23,172
Earnings (5yr)
$57,181
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$18,393
Earnings (5yr)
$60,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$76,814
Earnings (5yr)
$80,213
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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.