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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 7,306 Undergrads 60.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$21,430
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,757
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,890
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,757
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,890Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$54,432Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate60.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
91.8%
SAT Avg
1,150
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 26
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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
+$471k
+$1k
-$15k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$418k
-$52k
-$68k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$394k
-$76k
-$92k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-129%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-120%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
- 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-111%
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-75%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Certificates
Biology, General
CertCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,456
Natl Median: $52,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Chemistry
CertCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
CertCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,051
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,953
Earnings (4yr)
$64,810
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,264
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,413
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,349
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,187
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,760
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,375
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,792
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,982
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$16,008
Earnings (4yr)
$51,497
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,823
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,809
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,377
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,618
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,507
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,453
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,258
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,642
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$20,220
Earnings (4yr)
$42,771
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
BachCIP: 0303
Median Debt
$20,192
Earnings (4yr)
$52,424
Natl Median: $47,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$55,724
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,293
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,313
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,070
Earnings (4yr)
$56,019
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$24,380
Earnings (4yr)
$46,309
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,984
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,311
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,560
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,883
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,094
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Paper Science and Engineering
BachCIP: 1440
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,625
Natl Median: $102,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,532
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,815
Earnings (4yr)
$50,872
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,024
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$16,912
Earnings (4yr)
$81,789
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,341
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,747
Earnings (4yr)
$50,710
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$48,451
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
$18,996
Earnings (4yr)
$62,051
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,315
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,141
Earnings (4yr)
$43,119
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
$19,877
Earnings (4yr)
$45,181
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
$21,895
Earnings (4yr)
$47,537
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
BachCIP: 0306
Median Debt
$22,384
Earnings (4yr)
$42,330
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Master's Degrees
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$39,004
Earnings (4yr)
$57,093
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$22,200
Earnings (4yr)
$57,006
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,863
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
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.