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Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA 648 Undergrads - Grad Rate
Total Cost
-
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
-
After Aid
Median Earnings
$43,371
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price-
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$43,371
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate-
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients-
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS55.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
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
+$383k
-$13k
-$101k
Median CostN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Full CostN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median CostN/A
N/A
N/A
Full CostN/A
N/A
N/A
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%.
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,349
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,279
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,037
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,923
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$24,990
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,564
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,700
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,100
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,687
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,345
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,421
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,272
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,317
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,368
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,719
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,958
Lifetime Value Added
+$619k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$118,010
Earnings (5yr)
$74,244
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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.