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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 8,836 Undergrads 58.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$25,302
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,696
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,346
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,696
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$56,346
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate58.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
97.2%
SAT Avg
1,063
SAT Reading
25th: 46053075th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 44051075th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 26
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
+$488k
+$92k
+$4k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$439k
+$42k
-$46k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$397k
+$650
-$87k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
59
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-92%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-96%
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-73%
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-69%
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
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,476
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,744
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (5yr)
$60,782
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$19,275
Earnings (5yr)
$82,140
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,130
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,264
Earnings (5yr)
$83,754
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$48,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,029
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$21,637
Earnings (5yr)
$85,645
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,551
Earnings (5yr)
$102,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
Construction Engineering Technologies
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (5yr)
$59,204
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$85,849
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$45,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (5yr)
$38,018
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$62,741
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,355
Earnings (5yr)
$55,851
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,992
Earnings (5yr)
$46,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,376
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,600
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$21,774
Earnings (5yr)
$86,329
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$61,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (5yr)
$49,430
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,249
Earnings (5yr)
$76,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$48,780
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,821
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,701
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,029
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,735
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$14,077
Earnings (5yr)
$97,011
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$21,537
Earnings (5yr)
$97,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$395k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$27,643
Earnings (5yr)
$57,097
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$25,608
Earnings (2yr)
$62,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$74,576
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$56,266
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,801
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$33,859
Earnings (5yr)
$62,333
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$146,336
Lifetime Value Added
+$809k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,821
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,048
Earnings (5yr)
$57,722
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Professional Degrees
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$252,399
Earnings (5yr)
$184,203
Lifetime Value Added
+$854k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$127,762
Earnings (5yr)
$141,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$547k
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.