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St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY 9,477 Undergrads 70.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$64,611
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,508
After Aid
Median Earnings
$75,021
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,508
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$75,021
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$77,281
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate70.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)19.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
83.4%
SAT Avg
1,244
SAT Reading
25th: 58062075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 57062075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 242775th: 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$645k
+$175k
+$159k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$557k
+$87k
+$70k
Full Cost$65k/yr
+$413k
-$58k
-$74k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
41
80%
Full Cost$65k/yr
Never
-32%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return30%

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-56%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,878
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
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Median Debt
$23,325
Earnings (4yr)
$142,774
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$595k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,938
Earnings (4yr)
$46,022
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,989
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,271
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,414
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,634
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$74,937
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,960
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$77,433
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,978
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,659
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,639
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,625
Earnings (4yr)
$59,267
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,970
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
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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
$20,344
Earnings (4yr)
$70,521
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,024
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,679
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$105,688
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$316k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,067
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,601
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$109,396
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,520
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,922
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,316
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,006
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,536
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
$20,312
Earnings (4yr)
$59,122
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,672
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,728
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,352
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,265
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,439
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,215
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,990
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,161
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,049
Earnings (4yr)
$96,932
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,669
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Median Debt
$79,267
Earnings (4yr)
$82,141
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$78,510
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,065
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,015
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$353k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,937
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
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Median Debt
$59,414
Earnings (4yr)
$56,014
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$56,873
Earnings (4yr)
$65,858
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,339
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
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Median Debt
$91,010
Earnings (4yr)
$66,694
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,074
Earnings (4yr)
$67,228
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,992
Earnings (4yr)
$71,471
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
-$432k
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Median Debt
$31,944
Earnings (4yr)
$84,195
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$41,264
Earnings (4yr)
$69,548
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
$74,104
Earnings (4yr)
$80,519
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,205
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$372k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,019
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,346
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,488
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,311
Earnings (4yr)
$100,429
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,313
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$54,112
Earnings (4yr)
$97,270
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$60,592
Earnings (4yr)
$153,334
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$399k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$170,203
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$522k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$101,407
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$114,074
Earnings (4yr)
$112,325
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Median Debt
$111,087
Earnings (4yr)
$143,765
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
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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.