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University of New Haven

West Haven, CT 4,841 Undergrads 64.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$66,962
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$34,192
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,164
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$34,192
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,164
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,126
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate64.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients30.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
60.4%
SAT Avg
1,160
SAT Reading
25th: 54060575th: 645
SAT Math
25th: 52058575th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: -2775th: -

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
+$577k
+$110k
+$92k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$454k
-$13k
-$31k
Full Cost$67k/yr
+$336k
-$131k
-$149k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
Never
-25%
Full Cost$67k/yr
Never
-62%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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-24%

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-71%
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

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,790
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,396
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,772
Natl Median: $54,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,435
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
AssocCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,222
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,636
Earnings (4yr)
$86,158
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,112
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,843
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,102
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,811
Earnings (4yr)
$59,107
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,269
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,013
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,798
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,225
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,656
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$23,281
Earnings (4yr)
$73,231
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$31,975
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,856
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,115
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,042
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,356
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,402
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,642
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$259k
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
$24,156
Earnings (4yr)
$79,199
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,932
Natl Median: $67,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,854
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,564
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,099
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,057
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,438
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,058
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,360
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,570
Earnings (4yr)
$98,580
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Median Debt
$35,527
Earnings (4yr)
$83,017
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,738
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$192,143
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$975k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,415
Earnings (4yr)
$78,739
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
MastCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,604
Earnings (4yr)
$86,908
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,658
Natl Median: $95,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,783
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,061
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
$40,773
Earnings (4yr)
$68,812
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Engineering, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,828
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
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.