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The University of Tampa

Tampa, FL 10,572 Undergrads 64.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$51,614
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$36,211
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,720
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$36,211
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,720
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,436
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate64.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients15.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
40.3%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -58575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -57075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2675th: -

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
+$557k
+$91k
+$73k
Median Cost$36k/yr
+$427k
-$40k
-$57k
Full Cost$52k/yr
+$372k
-$95k
-$113k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$36k/yr
Never
-44%
Full Cost$52k/yr
Never
-61%
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-21%

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-68%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$84,875
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,432
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,521
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $28,311
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,980
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,742
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$28,709
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$344k
Median Debt
$26,449
Earnings (4yr)
$43,683
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,937
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,034
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,090
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,485
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,941
Earnings (4yr)
$72,531
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$46,596
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
$24,601
Earnings (4yr)
$75,090
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,327
Earnings (4yr)
$69,876
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$23,948
Earnings (4yr)
$58,754
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,744
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,777
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$63,368
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,223
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,848
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,030
Earnings (4yr)
$57,474
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,589
Earnings (4yr)
$60,364
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,942
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,376
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
$36,180
Earnings (4yr)
$107,130
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$28,070
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,893
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
$19,529
Earnings (4yr)
$66,099
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,975
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,637
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
$20,502
Earnings (4yr)
$67,472
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,491
Earnings (4yr)
$114,520
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,292
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k

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.