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Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, PR 4,042 Undergrads 51.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$19,550
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,024
After Aid
Median Earnings
$31,754
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,024
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$31,754
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate51.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients70.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS45.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
53.4%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$286k
-$110k
-$198k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$239k
-$157k
-$245k
Full Cost$20k/yr
+$216k
-$181k
-$268k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-523%
Full Cost$20k/yr
Never
-382%
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-547%

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-166%
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
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$20,295
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$15,100
Earnings (5yr)
$53,403
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$13,150
Earnings (5yr)
$28,955
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,161
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$22,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$318k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,616
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (5yr)
$27,142
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,510
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$11,875
Earnings (5yr)
$32,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$11,750
Earnings (5yr)
$28,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,987
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$21,195
Lifetime Value Added
-$331k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$18,209
Lifetime Value Added
-$357k

Master's Degrees

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$14,167
Earnings (5yr)
$47,574
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,437
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k

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.