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Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL 4,813 Undergrads 44.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$51,996
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$34,297
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,137
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$34,297
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$49,137
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$49,323
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate44.2%
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)23.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients45.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS63.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
53.0%
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
+$440k
-$30k
-$46k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$317k
-$153k
-$170k
Full Cost$52k/yr
+$253k
-$217k
-$233k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
Never
-137%
Full Cost$52k/yr
Never
-125%
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-133%

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-96%

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Social Work
CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,267
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,142
Natl Median: $40,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,827
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,850
Natl Median: $64,016
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
$20,333
Earnings (4yr)
$52,899
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
$19,940
Earnings (4yr)
$48,343
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,006
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$80,348
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,430
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
-$323k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,042
Earnings (4yr)
$48,011
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,318
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,909
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,194
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$46,427
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,334
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Median Debt
$21,125
Earnings (4yr)
$52,697
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$21,843
Earnings (4yr)
$44,106
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,798
Natl Median: $43,566
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,932
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,796
Earnings (4yr)
$65,849
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,706
Natl Median: $57,050
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,204
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,768
Earnings (4yr)
$61,053
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,395
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,928
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,468
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,104
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$84,440
Earnings (4yr)
$83,204
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,982
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.