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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA 14,067 Undergrads 73.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$27,559
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,673
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,258
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$22,673
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$61,258
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate73.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time91.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
79.2%
SAT Avg
1,184
SAT Reading
25th: 56058575th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 54057575th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: 242675th: 28
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
+$527k
+$130k
+$42k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$445k
+$49k
-$39k
Full Cost$28k/yr
+$428k
+$31k
-$57k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
39
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
Never
-48%
Full Cost$28k/yr
Never
-57%
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 Return-7%
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-54%
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
Certificates
History
CertCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,735
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,795
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,356
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,376
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,591
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,667
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$107,187
Lifetime Value Added
+$316k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,156
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,752
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,203
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,470
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,016
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,381
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,088
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,287
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,671
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,522
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,684
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
BachCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,838
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,380
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,905
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,841
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,600
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,840
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,769
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,788
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,164
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$123,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$595k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,235
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,730
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,675
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,251
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,954
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,085
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$86,129
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,497
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Systems Science and Theory
MastCIP: 3006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,770
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,938
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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.