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Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX 8,746 Undergrads 56.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,231
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,152
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,634
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$15,152
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$49,634
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate56.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
88.3%
SAT Avg
1,074
SAT Reading
25th: 50053575th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 48053575th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 25
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
+$434k
+$38k
-$50k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$380k
-$17k
-$105k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$347k
-$49k
-$137k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-192%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-157%
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-178%
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-93%
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
$22,561
Earnings (5yr)
$62,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (5yr)
$48,336
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$42,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$70,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (5yr)
$53,002
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$43,348
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (5yr)
$54,769
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$24,114
Earnings (5yr)
$43,334
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,393
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,864
Earnings (5yr)
$70,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$33,915
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$50,277
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$21,597
Earnings (2yr)
$39,909
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,121
Earnings (5yr)
$52,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,821
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$47,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,225
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Interior Architecture
BachCIP: 0405
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
$19,495
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,253
Earnings (5yr)
$53,325
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,594
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,180
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$24,337
Earnings (5yr)
$55,132
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (5yr)
$57,886
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,341
Earnings (5yr)
$49,258
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,401
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$86,054
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$34,704
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$20,429
Earnings (5yr)
$39,004
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (5yr)
$45,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,569
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,026
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
BachCIP: 0306
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$58,015
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,860
Earnings (5yr)
$82,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$37,667
Earnings (5yr)
$56,100
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,275
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$31,855
Earnings (5yr)
$68,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$68,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$28,825
Earnings (2yr)
$55,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$31,047
Earnings (5yr)
$53,668
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$33,236
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,170
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,906
Earnings (5yr)
$53,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$18,555
Earnings (5yr)
$58,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$32,569
Earnings (5yr)
$56,920
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,712
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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.