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Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA 2,163 Undergrads 76.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$75,410
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$28,819
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,506
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$28,819
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$58,506
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate76.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
81.4%
SAT Avg
1,232
SAT Reading
25th: 560-75th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 540-75th: 640
ACT Composite
25th: 21-75th: 29
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
+$524k
+$57k
+$39k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$420k
-$47k
-$64k
Full Cost$75k/yr
+$252k
-$215k
-$232k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
40
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
Never
-62%
Full Cost$75k/yr
Never
-86%
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 Return-68%
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-84%
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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,279
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,271
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,304
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 5299
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Corporate Communications
BachCIP: 5205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,170
Natl Median: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,967
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,494
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,551
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$21,052
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$378k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,999
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,899
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$299k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,661
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,784
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,176
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,070
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,579
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$355k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
BachCIP: 2615
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,729
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,221
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,367
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Public Policy Analysis
BachCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,423
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Publishing
BachCIP: 0910
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,006
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,989
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,349
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,105
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.