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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX 1,741 Undergrads 41.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$57,451
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,066
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,671
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$24,066
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$57,671
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate41.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients51.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
69.2%
SAT Avg
1,070
SAT Reading
25th: 50052075th: 520
SAT Math
25th: 52049075th: 580
ACT Composite
25th: -1975th: -
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
+$510k
+$50k
+$33k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$424k
-$37k
-$54k
Full Cost$57k/yr
+$303k
-$157k
-$174k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
42
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
Never
-62%
Full Cost$57k/yr
Never
-84%
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-65%
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-81%
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
$29,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,296
Nat: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,999
Nat: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,479
Nat: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
BachCIP: 1302
Median Debt
$23,267
Earnings (4yr)
$60,830
Nat: $55,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,016
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,909
Nat: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$22,738
Earnings (4yr)
$66,248
Nat: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
BachCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$24,867
Earnings (4yr)
$62,298
Nat: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,615
Nat: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,415
Nat: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Nat: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Nat: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,737
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$34,209
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$259k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,937
Earnings (4yr)
$58,868
Nat: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
MastCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$35,875
Earnings (4yr)
$98,202
Nat: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$73,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,871
Nat: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,998
Nat: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$58,083
Earnings
-
Nat: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$147,822
Earnings (4yr)
$219,488
Nat: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$1406k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,707
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, 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.