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University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 19,758 Undergrads 74.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$32,636
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,782
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,324
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$21,782
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$61,324
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate74.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
85.1%
SAT Avg
1,257
SAT Reading
25th: 580-75th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 550-75th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 22-75th: 30
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
+$527k
+$131k
+$43k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$449k
+$52k
-$36k
Full Cost$33k/yr
+$410k
+$13k
-$75k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
39
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-45%
Full Cost$33k/yr
Never
-64%
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-21%
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-61%
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
$18,376
Earnings (5yr)
$90,545
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Architectural Sciences and Technology
BachCIP: 0409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,494
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,826
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$21,003
Earnings (5yr)
$46,442
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$270k
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$72,762
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,749
Earnings (5yr)
$59,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$20,089
Earnings (5yr)
$79,314
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$17,167
Earnings (5yr)
$57,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,711
Earnings (5yr)
$114,332
Lifetime Value Added
+$372k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,994
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,344
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1603
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,822
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,227
Lifetime Value Added
-$369k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,886
Earnings (5yr)
$77,115
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,130
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,504
Earnings (5yr)
$46,084
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,020
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$35,905
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$30,736
Lifetime Value Added
-$280k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$18,917
Earnings (5yr)
$60,722
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$26,909
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,109
Earnings (5yr)
$49,179
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
International/Global Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,171
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,336
Earnings (5yr)
$54,179
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Landscape Architecture
BachCIP: 0406
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,164
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
$20,680
Earnings (5yr)
$45,321
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,475
Earnings (5yr)
$78,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$41,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$19,332
Earnings (5yr)
$47,594
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$34,383
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,626
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$22,013
Earnings (5yr)
$68,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$69,621
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,902
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$15,795
Earnings (5yr)
$61,025
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$19,216
Earnings (5yr)
$52,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,907
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,652
Earnings (5yr)
$53,713
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,890
Earnings (5yr)
$97,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Architectural Sciences and Technology
MastCIP: 0409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,368
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$87,738
Earnings (5yr)
$73,217
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,759
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$78,528
Earnings (5yr)
$117,409
Lifetime Value Added
+$548k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,497
Lifetime Value Added
+$506k
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$62,486
Earnings (5yr)
$75,136
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Interior Architecture
MastCIP: 0405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,308
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$46,786
Earnings (5yr)
$54,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Landscape Architecture
MastCIP: 0406
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,275
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$117,572
Lifetime Value Added
+$611k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$82,024
Earnings (5yr)
$62,538
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$33,462
Earnings (5yr)
$40,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
MastCIP: 3005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$107,276
Lifetime Value Added
+$462k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,002
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$29,606
Earnings (2yr)
$71,486
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$35,092
Earnings (5yr)
$58,376
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$29,591
Earnings (5yr)
$58,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Graduate Certificates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,096
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Doctoral Degrees
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$117,616
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
English Language and Literature, General
DocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$98,655
Earnings (5yr)
$95,796
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
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.