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Utah Valley University

Orem, UT 28,453 Undergrads 46.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,765
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,376
After Aid
Median Earnings
$66,978
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,376
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$66,978
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,486
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate46.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age23.6
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 Recipients36.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time65.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$591k
+$124k
+$106k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$568k
+$101k
+$83k
Full Cost$15k/yr
+$538k
+$71k
+$53k

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
32
∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
35
363%
Full Cost$15k/yr
41
100%
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 Return292%

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 Return46%
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.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Woodworking
CertCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,664
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,773
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,740
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,464
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Dance
AssocCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,547
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,086
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,142
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,247
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,987
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$413k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,134
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
$10,370
Earnings (4yr)
$78,436
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
History
AssocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,264
Earnings (4yr)
$43,421
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,973
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,460
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
AssocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,945
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,780
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (4yr)
$33,350
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,740
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Woodworking
AssocCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,867
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,471
Earnings (4yr)
$81,706
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$21,504
Earnings (4yr)
$106,001
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
Median Debt
$16,385
Earnings (4yr)
$28,583
Natl Median: $45,044
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,015
Earnings (4yr)
$57,010
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,603
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,454
Earnings (4yr)
$97,793
Natl Median: $90,924
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
Median Debt
$15,375
Earnings (4yr)
$86,602
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,942
Earnings (4yr)
$62,566
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$13,421
Earnings (4yr)
$121,466
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$498k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,146
Earnings (4yr)
$115,541
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$454k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,451
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
$19,043
Earnings (4yr)
$97,341
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,586
Earnings (4yr)
$68,296
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,728
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,289
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,949
Earnings (4yr)
$83,278
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,400
Earnings (4yr)
$44,206
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,739
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
$10,949
Earnings (4yr)
$93,858
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$83,807
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,491
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
$23,625
Earnings (4yr)
$56,252
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
$13,300
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,818
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Median Debt
$17,125
Earnings (4yr)
$112,128
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$428k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,015
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,219
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$11,875
Earnings (4yr)
$81,582
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,649
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,800
Earnings (4yr)
$53,967
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,597
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,403
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,961
Earnings (4yr)
$61,464
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,596
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$14,415
Earnings (4yr)
$49,432
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$12,974
Earnings (4yr)
$81,664
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,657
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,205
Earnings (4yr)
$55,713
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,951
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,633
Earnings (4yr)
$48,831
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,194
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $128,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,748
Earnings (4yr)
$84,527
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,766
Earnings (4yr)
$110,270
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$154,576
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$702k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,763
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,164
Earnings (4yr)
$71,388
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k

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.