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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX 10,919 Undergrads 81.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$72,778
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$33,531
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,424
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$33,531
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$68,424
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate81.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients12.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
42.6%
SAT Avg
1,303
SAT Reading
25th: 58062075th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 57062075th: 685
ACT Composite
25th: 262975th: 31
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
+$581k
+$185k
+$97k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$461k
+$64k
-$24k
Full Cost$73k/yr
+$319k
-$77k
-$165k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
Never
-20%
Full Cost$73k/yr
Never
-63%
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-27%
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-72%
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
$17,778
Earnings (5yr)
$99,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,937
Earnings (5yr)
$63,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,251
Earnings (5yr)
$108,968
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,722
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,988
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,666
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Computer Systems Analysis
BachCIP: 1105
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (2yr)
$71,351
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$44,021
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$336k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$83,781
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Engineering, General
BachCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$22,944
Earnings (5yr)
$103,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$112,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,210
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$20,454
Earnings (5yr)
$54,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$95,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,062
Earnings (5yr)
$74,744
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (5yr)
$57,357
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,668
Earnings (5yr)
$81,217
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,297
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,050
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,687
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,187
Earnings (5yr)
$61,785
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$52,239
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$22,287
Earnings (5yr)
$47,588
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$24,989
Earnings (5yr)
$56,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$106,875
Lifetime Value Added
+$437k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$143,476
Lifetime Value Added
+$748k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$34,432
Earnings (5yr)
$73,192
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$28,831
Earnings (5yr)
$76,023
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
MastCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$135,393
Lifetime Value Added
+$750k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
MastCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$167,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$951k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906
Median Debt
$72,411
Earnings (5yr)
$54,132
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Doctoral Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (5yr)
$176,235
Lifetime Value Added
+$726k
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.