University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL 9,330 Undergrads 60.9% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$19,947

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$9,364

After Aid

Median Earnings

$67,723

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,364

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$67,723

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate60.9%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients34.8%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time72.3%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS68.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

58.2%

SAT Avg

1,138

SAT Reading

25th: 52058075th: 630

SAT Math

25th: 50055575th: 600

ACT Composite

25th: 202475th: 27

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

+$596k

+$130k

+$112k

Median Cost$9k/yr

+$563k

+$96k

+$78k

Full Cost$20k/yr

+$525k

+$58k

+$40k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$9k/yr

232%

Full Cost$20k/yr

56%

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 Return205%

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 Return12%

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

Certificates

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$65,643

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

+$232k

Communication and Media Studies

CertCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,761

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$63,521

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

+$211k

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

CertCIP: 1500

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,354

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

CertCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $29,202

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

CertCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,833

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

CertCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$55,524

Natl Median: $49,757

Lifetime Value Added

+$130k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

CertCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,561

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

CertCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$46,963

Natl Median: $45,285

Lifetime Value Added

+$41k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

CertCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,570

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$14,000

Earnings (4yr)

$59,240

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

+$120k

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$19,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,908

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

-$57k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,413

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

-$111k

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$36,234

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

-$188k

Biological and Physical Sciences

BachCIP: 3001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,891

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$18,500

Earnings (4yr)

$48,576

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$76k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$17,750

Earnings (4yr)

$72,805

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$117k

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$67,651

Natl Median: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

+$78k

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$28,598

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

-$239k

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5110

Median Debt

$17,250

Earnings (4yr)

$65,285

Natl Median: $75,975

Lifetime Value Added

+$59k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$17,180

Earnings (4yr)

$51,352

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$53k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$18,000

Earnings (4yr)

$79,520

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

+$169k

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$63,005

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

+$62k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$18,202

Earnings (4yr)

$46,631

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$93k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$32,625

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$219k

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

BachCIP: 2613

Median Debt

$17,500

Earnings (5yr)

$39,430

Natl Median: $48,842

Lifetime Value Added

-$161k

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

BachCIP: 1410

Median Debt

$18,114

Earnings (4yr)

$91,813

Natl Median: $100,647

Lifetime Value Added

+$262k

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

BachCIP: 1500

Median Debt

$15,269

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,526

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$10,750

Earnings (4yr)

$33,671

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$204k

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$20,000

Earnings (4yr)

$66,463

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$69k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$16,818

Earnings (4yr)

$42,115

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$131k

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

BachCIP: 5100

Median Debt

$19,568

Earnings (4yr)

$55,704

Natl Median: $61,296

Lifetime Value Added

-$17k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$17,949

Earnings (4yr)

$42,219

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$130k

Hospitality Administration/Management

BachCIP: 5209

Median Debt

$19,896

Earnings (4yr)

$38,420

Natl Median: $56,726

Lifetime Value Added

-$163k

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

$16,202

Earnings (4yr)

$43,652

Natl Median: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

-$118k

Legal Support Services

BachCIP: 2203

Median Debt

$18,967

Earnings (4yr)

$45,338

Natl Median: $53,266

Lifetime Value Added

-$104k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$15,000

Earnings (5yr)

$53,101

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$47k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$65,538

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

+$51k

Mechanical Engineering

BachCIP: 1419

Median Debt

$16,285

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,119

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

BachCIP: 3000

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,746

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

-$58k

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$14,000

Earnings (4yr)

$45,101

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$106k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$12,500

Earnings (4yr)

$89,346

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$244k

Social Sciences, General

BachCIP: 4501

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$47,535

Natl Median: $53,366

Lifetime Value Added

-$85k

Social Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 4599

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$25,194

Natl Median: $56,812

Lifetime Value Added

-$270k

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$14,192

Earnings (4yr)

$45,806

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$100k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$24,013

Earnings (4yr)

$47,968

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

-$82k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$18,925

Earnings (4yr)

$48,645

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$76k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$43,416

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$127k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,019

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$64k

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$90,113

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

+$136k

Anthropology

MastCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,276

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

MastCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$43,798

Natl Median: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

-$267k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$28,000

Earnings (4yr)

$87,186

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$111k

Communication and Media Studies

MastCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,953

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

MastCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$110,932

Natl Median: $124,201

Lifetime Value Added

+$319k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

MastCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,714

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

$34,418

Earnings (4yr)

$60,517

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

-$125k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

$19,582

Earnings (4yr)

$69,829

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

-$41k

Educational/Instructional Media Design

MastCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,644

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

MastCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$37,748

Natl Median: $55,512

Lifetime Value Added

-$329k

Geography and Cartography

MastCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,784

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

MastCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,360

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

MastCIP: 2701

Median Debt

$24,958

Earnings (4yr)

$70,298

Natl Median: $72,654

Lifetime Value Added

-$37k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$26,352

Earnings (4yr)

$53,287

Natl Median: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

-$193k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

MastCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $74,607

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

MastCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $78,850

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

MastCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$35,765

Earnings (4yr)

$67,785

Natl Median: $64,711

Lifetime Value Added

-$59k

Public Health

MastCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$111,363

Natl Median: $82,751

Lifetime Value Added

+$322k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MastCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,125

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$31,814

Earnings (4yr)

$104,818

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$265k

Social Work

MastCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$55,864

Natl Median: $62,482

Lifetime Value Added

-$179k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$26,100

Earnings (4yr)

$67,666

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$64,699

Natl Median: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

-$87k

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$52,752

Natl Median: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

-$208k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graduate Certificates

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Gr-CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $94,506

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

Gr-CertCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $103,299

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational/Instructional Media Design

Gr-CertCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,166

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

Gr-CertCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,756

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

Curriculum and Instruction

DocCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$79,561

Natl Median: $83,031

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Other Programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

DegCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,308

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.