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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX 12,673 Undergrads 59.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,100
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,783
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,758
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$20,783
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$57,758
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate59.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
89.5%
SAT Avg
1,075
SAT Reading
25th: 50053575th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 48051575th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 192075th: 24
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
+$518k
+$51k
+$33k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$443k
-$24k
-$42k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$431k
-$36k
-$54k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
42
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
Never
-56%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-62%
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-12%
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-52%
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
Geography and Cartography
CertCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CertCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CertCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$13,180
Earnings (4yr)
$69,606
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,031
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,993
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Agricultural Mechanization
BachCIP: 0102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,810
Earnings (4yr)
$43,185
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,150
Earnings (4yr)
$47,795
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,969
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$18,093
Earnings (4yr)
$66,572
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$16,473
Earnings (4yr)
$81,042
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,022
Earnings (4yr)
$50,385
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,980
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,423
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,821
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,834
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
BachCIP: 1414
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$19,941
Earnings (4yr)
$51,226
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,569
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$18,648
Earnings (4yr)
$43,665
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,021
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,251
Earnings (4yr)
$50,385
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$17,338
Earnings (4yr)
$54,613
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$87,678
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$20,842
Earnings (4yr)
$44,106
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,962
Earnings (4yr)
$57,478
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,044
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$17,756
Earnings (4yr)
$53,503
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,200
Earnings (4yr)
$56,671
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,542
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,053
Earnings (4yr)
$47,699
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,677
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,275
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,178
Earnings (4yr)
$52,999
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
BachCIP: 0306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,333
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,030
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$26,281
Earnings (4yr)
$87,838
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Agricultural Public Services
MastCIP: 0108
Median Debt
$26,698
Earnings (4yr)
$60,588
Natl Median: $59,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,139
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,909
Earnings (4yr)
$86,431
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$36,420
Earnings (4yr)
$53,805
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,666
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$30,573
Earnings (4yr)
$64,860
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$27,770
Earnings (4yr)
$64,791
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$29,765
Earnings (4yr)
$81,088
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,578
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,644
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$35,697
Earnings (4yr)
$83,252
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,823
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,672
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,816
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,978
Earnings (4yr)
$58,498
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$20,848
Earnings (4yr)
$56,646
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,825
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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.