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Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ 4,222 Undergrads 87.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$79,790
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$41,346
After Aid
Median Earnings
$112,538
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$41,346
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$112,538
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$108,772
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate87.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS93.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
47.6%
SAT Avg
1,446
SAT Reading
25th: 67070075th: 735
SAT Math
25th: 71074075th: 770
ACT Composite
25th: 313375th: 34

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
+$938k
+$471k
+$454k
Median Cost$41k/yr
+$789k
+$323k
+$305k
Full Cost$80k/yr
+$651k
+$184k
+$167k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$41k/yr
31
205%
Full Cost$80k/yr
39
58%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return200%

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-6%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$25,841
Earnings (4yr)
$156,419
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$635k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,674
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$280k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,842
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$108,400
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Median Debt
$26,686
Earnings (4yr)
$98,782
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,609
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Median Debt
$26,930
Earnings (4yr)
$124,037
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$392k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$138,468
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$501k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$112,047
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,975
Earnings (4yr)
$101,798
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,691
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,495
Earnings (4yr)
$100,554
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,943
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$134,886
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$468k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,095
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
$40,246
Earnings (4yr)
$121,825
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$355k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,706
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$148,614
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$586k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,177
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$26,806
Earnings (4yr)
$171,253
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$782k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,420
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $105,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,214
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$138,535
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$499k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
MastCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$108,955
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Ocean Engineering
MastCIP: 1424
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,732
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$137,935
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$494k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,041
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
Gr-CertCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,730
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,438
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.