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Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, LA 9,514 Undergrads 42.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$23,604
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,154
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,215
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,154
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,215
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$46,482
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate42.3%
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 Age20.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients43.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
99.3%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 18-75th: 24

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$455k
-$11k
-$29k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$408k
-$59k
-$76k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$370k
-$96k
-$114k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-161%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-134%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-138%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-83%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,650
Earnings (4yr)
$59,067
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,843
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,951
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,621
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,700
Earnings (4yr)
$46,051
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$46,061
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,615
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,410
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
$22,977
Earnings (4yr)
$45,393
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,785
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,235
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
$23,757
Earnings (4yr)
$38,514
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Median Debt
$15,438
Earnings (4yr)
$62,917
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
$22,838
Earnings (4yr)
$40,307
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,639
Earnings (4yr)
$45,161
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,401
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
$21,924
Earnings (4yr)
$42,692
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,275
Earnings (4yr)
$53,477
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$30,990
Earnings (5yr)
$39,983
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,725
Earnings (5yr)
$31,962
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$37,998
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,401
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,039
Natl Median: $86,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
$21,450
Earnings (4yr)
$77,367
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,600
Earnings (4yr)
$43,291
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,317
Earnings (2yr)
$28,960
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,896
Earnings (4yr)
$48,719
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,405
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$23,031
Earnings (4yr)
$47,307
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k

Master's Degrees

Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,851
Earnings (4yr)
$79,499
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$33,996
Earnings (4yr)
$51,497
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,201
Earnings (4yr)
$63,026
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$375k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Median Debt
$39,290
Earnings (4yr)
$116,085
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,942
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,394
Earnings (4yr)
$55,954
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,915
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,128
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.