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University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, IN 5,292 Undergrads 52.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,383
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,923
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,399
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,923
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$56,399
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,605
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate52.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients30.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
95.8%
SAT Avg
1,141
SAT Reading
25th: 52056575th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 51056075th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: 212475th: 27

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
+$507k
+$40k
+$22k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$460k
-$7k
-$24k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$426k
-$41k
-$58k

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
46
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-52%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-72%
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 Return-30%

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-55%
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,908
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,721
Earnings (4yr)
$70,953
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
$21,262
Earnings (4yr)
$71,043
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,911
Earnings (4yr)
$71,019
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Median Debt
$21,350
Earnings (4yr)
$56,804
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,810
Earnings (4yr)
$42,453
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,782
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,100
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,916
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,825
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$36,348
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,605
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,209
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,159
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
$21,298
Earnings (4yr)
$70,473
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$38,619
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,252
Earnings (4yr)
$45,279
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,013
Earnings (4yr)
$52,002
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,997
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,126
Earnings (4yr)
$53,076
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,270
Earnings (4yr)
$56,516
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,431
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,739
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,679
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$16,941
Earnings (4yr)
$40,574
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Median Debt
$25,135
Earnings (4yr)
$54,422
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,197
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$19,025
Earnings (4yr)
$77,878
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,468
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$18,258
Earnings (4yr)
$42,673
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,144
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,769
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,541
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,245
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,165
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,311
Earnings (4yr)
$93,352
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,200
Earnings (4yr)
$81,652
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,084
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,415
Earnings (4yr)
$119,791
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,078
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,055
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$106,577
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k

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.