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Troy University

Troy, AL 9,805 Undergrads 45.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$23,165
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,527
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,048
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,527
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,048
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+31%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$42,062
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate45.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age25.7
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients44.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time71.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.0%
SAT Avg
1,088
SAT Reading
25th: 49053375th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 45051075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 25

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$495k
+$29k
+$11k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$436k
-$31k
-$48k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$412k
-$55k
-$72k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
52
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-81%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-87%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-55%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-62%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,227
Earnings (4yr)
$52,248
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
$20,417
Earnings (4yr)
$76,051
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,190
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $45,044
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$46,934
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,472
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,425
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,978
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,492
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
$24,778
Earnings (4yr)
$56,317
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,812
Earnings (4yr)
$46,923
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$37,264
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,696
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,761
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$309k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,137
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,145
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
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
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$57,341
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,102
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,240
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,859
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
$21,625
Earnings (4yr)
$78,785
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,312
Earnings (4yr)
$80,455
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,620
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$28,062
Earnings (4yr)
$45,789
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$32,280
Earnings (4yr)
$41,433
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,660
Earnings (4yr)
$53,112
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,195
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,520
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,869
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,797
Earnings (4yr)
$83,469
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,710
Earnings (4yr)
$55,258
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
$31,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,590
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,711
Earnings (4yr)
$58,231
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,576
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$36,771
Earnings (4yr)
$70,468
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,373
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,295
Earnings (4yr)
$70,721
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$116,454
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
Median Debt
$56,375
Earnings (4yr)
$51,841
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$28,340
Earnings (4yr)
$58,560
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,250
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,507
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
$35,310
Earnings (4yr)
$60,356
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,395
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,802
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 (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.