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Springfield College

Springfield, MA 1,751 Undergrads 74.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$60,729
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$30,587
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,428
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$30,587
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$60,428
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+26%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$48,036
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate74.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age27.6
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
71.9%
SAT Avg
1,275
SAT Reading
25th: 57060575th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 51061075th: 640
ACT Composite
25th: 272775th: 29

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
+$539k
+$72k
+$55k
Median Cost$31k/yr
+$429k
-$38k
-$55k
Full Cost$61k/yr
+$321k
-$146k
-$164k

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
37
∞
Median Cost$31k/yr
Never
-50%
Full Cost$61k/yr
Never
-75%
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-48%

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-76%
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.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,056
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,140
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,807
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,506
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,302
Earnings (4yr)
$54,080
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,494
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,222
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$76,417
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
BachCIP: 3199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,255
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,355
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,181
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$110,127
Earnings (4yr)
$152,554
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$640k
Median Debt
$26,839
Earnings (4yr)
$69,170
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,633
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$28,856
Earnings (4yr)
$69,601
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,313
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,656
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$69,577
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,674
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,208
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,046
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$23,818
Earnings (4yr)
$61,014
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,390
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,259
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.