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University, MS 21,473 Undergrads 68.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$29,845
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,752
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,419
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,752
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,419
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,112
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate68.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients23.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.6%
SAT Avg
1,184
SAT Reading
25th: 51055075th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 49054075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 212575th: 29

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
+$556k
+$86k
+$70k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$507k
+$37k
+$20k
Full Cost$30k/yr
+$449k
-$21k
-$38k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
50
41%
Full Cost$30k/yr
Never
-35%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return30%

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-47%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,482
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,912
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,361
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,393
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
$15,236
Earnings (4yr)
$67,414
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$107,548
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,840
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,361
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,930
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,958
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,874
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,022
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$62,306
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,000
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,488
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Median Debt
$25,195
Earnings (5yr)
$41,861
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,901
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,205
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,524
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,368
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (2yr)
$51,482
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,381
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,871
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$83,953
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,139
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,503
Earnings (4yr)
$93,311
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,925
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,974
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,338
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,082
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,761
Earnings (4yr)
$87,701
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$43,571
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,870
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,535
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,048
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,129
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
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Median Debt
$43,760
Earnings (5yr)
$67,205
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,292
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,200
Earnings (5yr)
$109,166
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,764
Earnings (4yr)
$58,639
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,124
Earnings (4yr)
$53,956
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Median Debt
$25,700
Earnings (5yr)
$62,485
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Engineering Science
MastCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,990
Natl Median: $123,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,858
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,167
Earnings (5yr)
$78,334
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$367k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,938
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$106,595
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,370
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,645
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dentistry
DocCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$184,022
Earnings (5yr)
$120,812
Natl Median: $166,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
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Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$44,596
Earnings (4yr)
$94,295
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$196,284
Earnings (4yr)
$110,599
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$90,031
Earnings (4yr)
$80,878
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,069
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
$99,000
Earnings (4yr)
$123,728
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
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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.