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Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA 9,514 Undergrads 42.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,647
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,174
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,482
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,174
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$46,482
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate42.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients42.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
94.3%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 19-75th: 24
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
+$409k
+$12k
-$76k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$365k
-$32k
-$120k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$327k
-$69k
-$157k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-273%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-193%
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-237%
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-105%
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
$19,650
Earnings (5yr)
$59,218
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,843
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$47,728
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$50,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$20,700
Earnings (5yr)
$44,689
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (5yr)
$54,789
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,641
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,977
Earnings (5yr)
$49,202
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$91,458
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$32,986
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$23,757
Earnings (5yr)
$39,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$15,438
Earnings (5yr)
$72,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$22,838
Earnings (5yr)
$35,458
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,896
Earnings (5yr)
$45,147
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,639
Earnings (5yr)
$39,143
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$67,391
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,924
Earnings (5yr)
$44,723
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,275
Earnings (5yr)
$48,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$30,990
Earnings (5yr)
$39,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$25,725
Earnings (5yr)
$31,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$40,001
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,724
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1507
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$84,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$21,450
Earnings (5yr)
$79,720
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,600
Earnings (5yr)
$45,263
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,317
Earnings (2yr)
$28,960
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$23,031
Earnings (5yr)
$45,766
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,851
Earnings (5yr)
$75,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$33,996
Earnings (5yr)
$52,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$21,201
Earnings (5yr)
$56,018
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$39,290
Earnings (5yr)
$117,310
Lifetime Value Added
+$565k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,942
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,719
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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.