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University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV 24,131 Undergrads 53.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,440
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,011
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,037
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,011
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$55,037
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate53.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
96.3%
SAT Avg
1,091
SAT Reading
25th: 500-75th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 480-75th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 18-75th: 24
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
+$478k
+$81k
-$7k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$442k
+$45k
-$43k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$408k
+$11k
-$77k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-118%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-109%
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-91%
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-66%
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
$16,007
Earnings (5yr)
$73,964
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$66,037
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$17,086
Earnings (5yr)
$50,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$22,278
Earnings (5yr)
$64,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,668
Earnings (5yr)
$65,805
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (5yr)
$54,643
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,225
Earnings (5yr)
$88,453
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$18,618
Earnings (5yr)
$49,797
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,200
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,954
Earnings (5yr)
$92,551
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$17,572
Earnings (5yr)
$58,901
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$19,663
Earnings (5yr)
$38,242
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,069
Earnings (5yr)
$76,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$24,896
Earnings (5yr)
$98,502
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,362
Earnings (5yr)
$41,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,917
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$39,968
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$14,875
Earnings (5yr)
$63,948
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$25,100
Earnings (5yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,011
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (5yr)
$58,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,350
Earnings (5yr)
$58,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,037
Earnings (5yr)
$53,402
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$51,581
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$22,391
Earnings (5yr)
$46,166
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$20,235
Earnings (5yr)
$53,557
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,580
Earnings (5yr)
$62,672
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (5yr)
$85,200
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$27,473
Earnings (5yr)
$47,474
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$16,442
Earnings (5yr)
$51,838
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$19,239
Earnings (5yr)
$50,646
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$64,601
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$45,762
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,857
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (5yr)
$94,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,005
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,769
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,109
Earnings (5yr)
$53,539
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$56,356
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,226
Earnings (5yr)
$55,262
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,820
Earnings (5yr)
$99,510
Lifetime Value Added
+$417k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,940
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$106,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$477k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$72,163
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$76,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$45,094
Earnings (5yr)
$86,720
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Hospitality Administration/Management
MastCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,294
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$41,660
Earnings (5yr)
$76,908
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,713
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$34,991
Earnings (5yr)
$127,195
Lifetime Value Added
+$653k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$47,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$30,875
Earnings (5yr)
$65,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$33,205
Earnings (5yr)
$64,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Doctoral Degrees
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$117,572
Lifetime Value Added
+$440k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$93,500
Earnings (5yr)
$89,899
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Professional Degrees
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$317,068
Earnings (5yr)
$153,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$649k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$82,985
Earnings (5yr)
$107,314
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
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.