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University of New England

Biddeford, ME 2,135 Undergrads 65.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$63,245
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$38,107
After Aid
Median Earnings
$71,281
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$38,107
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$71,281
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+27%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,921
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate65.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
91.6%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$624k
+$157k
+$139k
Median Cost$38k/yr
+$486k
+$20k
+$2k
Full Cost$63k/yr
+$396k
-$71k
-$88k

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
30
∞
Median Cost$38k/yr
63
2%
Full Cost$63k/yr
Never
-39%
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 Return19%

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-58%
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.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,588
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,614
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,283
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Median Debt
$26,920
Earnings (4yr)
$61,240
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,645
Earnings (4yr)
$74,504
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,592
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
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
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,190
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Maritime Studies
BachCIP: 3029
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,309
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,085
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,986
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,272
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Median Debt
$26,948
Earnings (4yr)
$42,941
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$154,447
Earnings (4yr)
$140,703
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$524k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$18,222
Earnings (4yr)
$58,304
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Median Debt
$18,468
Earnings (4yr)
$67,320
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$28,210
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$35,785
Earnings (4yr)
$82,453
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
$144,882
Earnings (4yr)
$221,022
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$1210k
Median Debt
$111,205
Earnings (4yr)
$74,095
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$53,099
Earnings (4yr)
$61,719
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,290
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$18,097
Earnings (4yr)
$86,881
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Dentistry
DocCIP: 5104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $166,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$312,574
Earnings (4yr)
$129,270
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Median Debt
$253,897
Earnings (4yr)
$132,410
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Median Debt
$168,367
Earnings (4yr)
$84,386
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
$47,436
Earnings (5yr)
$113,513
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k

Other Programs

Education, Other
DegCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,262
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.