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Sullivan University
Louisville, KY 2,498 Undergrads 28.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$31,100
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,785
After Aid
Median Earnings
$38,008
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$25,785
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$38,008
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate28.3%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients39.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time59.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS58.0%
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
-$6k
-$101k
Median Cost$26k/yr
+$336k
-$53k
-$149k
Full Cost$31k/yr
+$326k
-$63k
-$158k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$26k/yr
Never
-314%
Full Cost$31k/yr
Never
-277%
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-404%
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-144%
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
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$10,926
Earnings (5yr)
$35,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,339
Earnings (5yr)
$46,265
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,949
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,054
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$14,434
Earnings (5yr)
$40,577
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,430
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,168
Earnings (5yr)
$49,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$22,264
Earnings (5yr)
$36,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,428
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,096
Earnings (5yr)
$53,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Computer Software and Media Applications
AssocCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$24,962
Earnings (5yr)
$43,133
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$24,932
Earnings (5yr)
$64,299
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$28,344
Earnings (5yr)
$43,501
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$14,727
Earnings (5yr)
$33,261
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,884
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,258
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$18,220
Earnings (5yr)
$31,159
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (5yr)
$80,453
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$34,705
Earnings (5yr)
$55,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$37,788
Earnings (5yr)
$56,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$61,154
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$77,362
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,151
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$30,419
Earnings (5yr)
$49,970
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,738
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Legal Support Services
BachCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,042
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,081
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,002
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$136,444
Earnings (5yr)
$137,285
Lifetime Value Added
+$710k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$73,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
MastCIP: 5299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
MastCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$94,679
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$72,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
MastCIP: 3005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Professional Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
ProfCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$93,342
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$228,014
Earnings (5yr)
$143,881
Lifetime Value Added
+$521k
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.