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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH 156,755 Undergrads 34.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$37,524
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$33,742
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,318
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$33,742
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$50,318
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate34.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients47.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time31.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
96.1%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$440k
+$43k
-$45k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$318k
-$78k
-$166k
Full Cost$38k/yr
+$305k
-$92k
-$180k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
Never
-137%
Full Cost$38k/yr
Never
-133%
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-143%
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-94%
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
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,820
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,237
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$79,310
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$16,715
Earnings (5yr)
$61,744
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$13,168
Earnings (5yr)
$57,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,669
Earnings (5yr)
$71,339
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,773
Earnings (5yr)
$70,857
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 5299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$28,689
Earnings (5yr)
$78,230
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$21,771
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,442
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
BachCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,782
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$22,965
Earnings (5yr)
$49,885
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$23,861
Earnings (5yr)
$113,138
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$20,127
Earnings (5yr)
$49,577
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,580
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,501
Earnings (5yr)
$47,920
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$13,042
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,808
Earnings (5yr)
$50,704
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$55,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$268k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$26,166
Earnings (5yr)
$61,372
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$13,023
Earnings (5yr)
$61,845
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$18,833
Earnings (5yr)
$69,545
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$20,649
Earnings (2yr)
$41,007
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,663
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (2yr)
$22,667
Lifetime Value Added
-$381k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$19,790
Earnings (5yr)
$56,425
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,539
Earnings (5yr)
$95,420
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$23,583
Earnings (5yr)
$39,888
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$20,917
Earnings (5yr)
$57,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,660
Earnings (5yr)
$45,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$24,594
Earnings (5yr)
$48,088
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$45,100
Earnings (5yr)
$85,710
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$44,643
Earnings (5yr)
$94,314
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$48,003
Earnings (5yr)
$86,205
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$41,708
Earnings (5yr)
$63,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$31,984
Earnings (5yr)
$63,852
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$39,630
Earnings (2yr)
$44,384
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$39,443
Earnings (5yr)
$86,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$45,100
Earnings (5yr)
$52,651
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$41,257
Earnings (5yr)
$106,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (5yr)
$78,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,157
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$40,644
Earnings (5yr)
$47,476
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$45,100
Earnings (5yr)
$76,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (5yr)
$120,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$557k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$36,316
Earnings (5yr)
$69,986
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$49,200
Earnings (5yr)
$58,774
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$40,872
Earnings (5yr)
$57,776
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$44,769
Earnings (5yr)
$63,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,977
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$29,634
Earnings (5yr)
$50,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Graduate Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,035
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$32,204
Earnings (5yr)
$76,520
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Human Resources Management and Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (5yr)
$73,453
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,433
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,116
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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.