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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Green Bay, WI 6,341 Undergrads 57.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$19,366
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,369
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,344
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,369
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$54,344
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,528
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate57.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age24.1
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time79.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.6%
SAT Avg
1,120
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 182275th: 24

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
+$490k
+$23k
+$5k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$442k
-$25k
-$43k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$420k
-$47k
-$64k

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
57
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-89%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-92%
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-61%

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-59%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$5,837
Earnings (4yr)
$46,976
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,288
Earnings (4yr)
$77,802
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,421
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,125
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,038
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$17,857
Earnings (4yr)
$62,276
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$20,307
Earnings (4yr)
$48,550
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,200
Earnings (4yr)
$69,304
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
$18,186
Earnings (4yr)
$46,376
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,331
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,458
Earnings (5yr)
$45,294
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,997
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,471
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,899
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Human Biology
BachCIP: 3027
Median Debt
$18,275
Earnings (4yr)
$56,117
Natl Median: $64,732
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,438
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
$19,672
Earnings (4yr)
$58,093
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Median Debt
$22,171
Earnings (4yr)
$51,048
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,383
Earnings (4yr)
$49,349
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,251
Earnings (4yr)
$48,711
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,958
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
$15,221
Earnings (4yr)
$84,588
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Median Debt
$25,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,347
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
$50,738
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,168
Earnings (4yr)
$54,252
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,084
Earnings (4yr)
$55,232
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,462
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,935
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,290
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k

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.