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University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, AR 1,933 Undergrads 45.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,335
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,990
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,197
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,990
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$46,197
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$40,449
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate45.3%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)23.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients63.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time83.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS56.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year 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
+$528k
+$124k
+$42k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$513k
+$109k
+$27k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$505k
+$101k
+$18k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
33
182%
Full Cost$25k/yr
38
78%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return254%

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-2%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,939
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,118
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$15,552
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$298k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,552
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,126
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,310
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,993
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,855
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,020
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,994
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,051
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,718
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,929
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$17,368
Earnings (4yr)
$41,606
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,083
Earnings (4yr)
$51,193
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,650
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
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: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$302k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,629
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,484
Earnings (4yr)
$43,944
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,616
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,972
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Median Debt
$25,306
Earnings (4yr)
$47,329
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
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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.