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University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI 5,842 Undergrads 57.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,797
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,490
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,234
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$17,490
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$64,234
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate57.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients23.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time83.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
87.7%
SAT Avg
1,150
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 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
+$569k
+$102k
+$85k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$506k
+$39k
+$22k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$487k
+$20k
+$3k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
50
35%
Full Cost$23k/yr
62
4%
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 Return106%
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-19%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,192
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$20,520
Earnings (4yr)
$92,803
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,697
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 5299
Median Debt
$20,955
Earnings (4yr)
$59,703
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,853
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,440
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,146
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
BachCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$22,881
Earnings (4yr)
$77,269
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$20,175
Earnings (4yr)
$101,758
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$25,852
Earnings (4yr)
$57,529
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,718
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$59,392
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,784
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Engineering-Related Fields
BachCIP: 1515
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,490
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,967
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Food Science and Technology
BachCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5218
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,306
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
$23,290
Earnings (4yr)
$59,621
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,703
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,451
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,043
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Manufacturing Engineering
BachCIP: 1436
Median Debt
$25,200
Earnings (4yr)
$87,431
Natl Median: $88,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$24,992
Earnings (4yr)
$87,645
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,042
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Polymer/Plastics Engineering
BachCIP: 1432
Median Debt
$22,964
Earnings (4yr)
$88,102
Natl Median: $92,919
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,366
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$17,493
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$51,545
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,436
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 4199
Median Debt
$22,609
Earnings (4yr)
$74,697
Natl Median: $68,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$47,074
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,444
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Sustainability Studies
BachCIP: 3033
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,260
Earnings (4yr)
$47,256
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$22,963
Earnings (4yr)
$56,563
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,129
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Master's Degrees
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$31,805
Earnings (4yr)
$74,326
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Management
MastCIP: 5220
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Design and Applied Arts
MastCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
MastCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$18,087
Earnings (4yr)
$60,490
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Food Science and Technology
MastCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,009
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,764
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,573
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Manufacturing Engineering
MastCIP: 1436
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,649
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$37,007
Earnings (4yr)
$59,937
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$29,295
Earnings (4yr)
$62,663
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$30,760
Earnings (4yr)
$51,228
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Sustainability Studies
MastCIP: 3033
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
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.