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SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY 5,784 Undergrads 65.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$27,497
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,315
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,397
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,315
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,397
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,028
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate65.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients42.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
70.7%
SAT Avg
1,193
SAT Reading
25th: 55056075th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 55057575th: 640
ACT Composite
25th: 232675th: 26

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
+$524k
+$54k
+$38k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$462k
-$8k
-$25k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$425k
-$45k
-$61k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
41
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-40%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-62%
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 Return-16%

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-57%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,594
Earnings (4yr)
$68,712
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,717
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,758
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,596
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,839
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,428
Earnings (4yr)
$62,532
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,807
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,634
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,516
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,824
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$340k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$24,075
Earnings (4yr)
$54,018
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$43,956
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Median Debt
$23,005
Earnings (4yr)
$45,729
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,248
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,092
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
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Median Debt
$22,172
Earnings (2yr)
$60,623
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,658
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,515
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,640
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$50,073
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,901
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,686
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,574
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,547
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,910
Earnings (4yr)
$56,745
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,866
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,551
Earnings (4yr)
$48,050
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,099
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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Median Debt
$17,149
Earnings (4yr)
$88,583
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$18,464
Earnings (4yr)
$55,602
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,738
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,241
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
$20,281
Earnings (4yr)
$53,378
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,368
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,105
Earnings (4yr)
$53,954
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$441k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$385k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,953
Earnings (4yr)
$61,703
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$31,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,757
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
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Median Debt
$51,469
Earnings (4yr)
$59,465
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Median Debt
$15,818
Earnings (4yr)
$57,277
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,573
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
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Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
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.