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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 20,497 Undergrads 73.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$34,793
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,182
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,174
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,182
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,174
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$61,324
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate73.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients21.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.3%
SAT Avg
1,272
SAT Reading
25th: 580-75th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 550-75th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 23-75th: 30

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
+$553k
+$86k
+$69k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$473k
+$6k
-$11k
Full Cost$35k/yr
+$428k
-$39k
-$57k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-14%
Full Cost$35k/yr
Never
-45%
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 Return11%

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-54%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,376
Earnings (4yr)
$85,438
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,920
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,623
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,425
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$21,003
Earnings (4yr)
$54,279
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,047
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,319
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,749
Earnings (4yr)
$51,459
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
$20,089
Earnings (4yr)
$83,543
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,984
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,532
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
$17,167
Earnings (4yr)
$60,504
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$23,711
Earnings (4yr)
$100,540
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,573
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,344
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,064
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,227
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$371k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,886
Earnings (4yr)
$75,695
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,434
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$21,504
Earnings (4yr)
$47,639
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,057
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,499
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,958
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$18,917
Earnings (4yr)
$56,165
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,946
Natl Median: $55,678
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$26,909
Earnings (4yr)
$52,007
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,109
Earnings (4yr)
$48,354
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,559
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,842
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,336
Earnings (4yr)
$55,615
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,164
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
Median Debt
$20,680
Earnings (4yr)
$46,886
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,475
Earnings (4yr)
$82,191
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,928
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Median Debt
$19,332
Earnings (4yr)
$49,770
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,635
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,160
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
$22,013
Earnings (4yr)
$56,681
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,408
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,810
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$15,795
Earnings (4yr)
$67,030
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,410
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,255
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
$19,216
Earnings (4yr)
$57,106
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,532
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,652
Earnings (4yr)
$55,204
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,890
Earnings (4yr)
$97,057
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
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)
$72,885
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$87,738
Earnings (4yr)
$71,724
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,759
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,203
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Median Debt
$78,528
Earnings (4yr)
$106,412
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,728
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,795
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$62,486
Earnings (4yr)
$77,476
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
$30,658
Earnings (4yr)
$118,632
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,580
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,982
Natl Median: $66,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$46,786
Earnings (5yr)
$54,051
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,338
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,286
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$446k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$82,024
Earnings (4yr)
$60,954
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$33,462
Earnings (4yr)
$45,719
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,437
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,295
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
+$411k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,135
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$29,606
Earnings (4yr)
$79,716
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$436k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,092
Earnings (4yr)
$62,634
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
$29,591
Earnings (4yr)
$60,111
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,096
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Museology/Museum Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,250
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,644
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$310k
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,141
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,549
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$117,616
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$415k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
DocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,616
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
DocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $146,358
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
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: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$98,655
Earnings (4yr)
$100,801
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,836
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.