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Villanova University
Villanova, PA 7,005 Undergrads 89.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$80,866
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$44,876
After Aid
Median Earnings
$100,423
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$44,876
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$100,423
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate89.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients11.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS91.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
25.1%
SAT Avg
1,466
SAT Reading
25th: 69069575th: 740
SAT Math
25th: 71072575th: 770
ACT Composite
25th: 323375th: 34
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
+$816k
+$420k
+$332k
Median Cost$45k/yr
+$655k
+$258k
+$171k
Full Cost$81k/yr
+$525k
+$129k
+$41k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$45k/yr
36
106%
Full Cost$81k/yr
52
14%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return117%
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-30%
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
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,858
Earnings (5yr)
$114,801
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$79,869
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$149,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$551k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$100,946
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$26,228
Earnings (5yr)
$74,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$105,266
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$115,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,497
Earnings (5yr)
$100,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$109,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,899
Earnings (5yr)
$70,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$133,548
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$103,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (5yr)
$75,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$121,458
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,747
Earnings (5yr)
$99,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$95,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$25,995
Earnings (5yr)
$113,966
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
$24,223
Earnings (5yr)
$78,741
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,198
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$25,620
Earnings (5yr)
$85,999
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,774
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$124,789
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$93,510
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,035
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,088
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$92,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$40,193
Earnings (5yr)
$156,016
Lifetime Value Added
+$833k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,949
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$88,198
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$36,369
Earnings (5yr)
$120,016
Lifetime Value Added
+$528k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$38,458
Earnings (5yr)
$82,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$69,358
Earnings (5yr)
$184,811
Lifetime Value Added
+$1077k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,990
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$40,249
Earnings (5yr)
$72,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$43,076
Earnings (5yr)
$159,674
Lifetime Value Added
+$864k
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$69,861
Earnings (5yr)
$113,412
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.