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Western New England University

Springfield, MA 2,603 Undergrads 65.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$61,896
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,077
After Aid
Median Earnings
$77,738
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$27,077
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$77,738
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$81,107
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate65.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
83.5%
SAT Avg
1,192
SAT Reading
25th: 54060075th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 55059075th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 212575th: 28

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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$665k
+$195k
+$179k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$568k
+$98k
+$82k
Full Cost$62k/yr
+$443k
-$27k
-$44k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
40
84%
Full Cost$62k/yr
Never
-20%
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 Return53%

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-49%

Program ROI Analysis

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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,535
Earnings (4yr)
$75,649
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,953
Earnings (4yr)
$62,871
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,838
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,525
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (5yr)
$74,002
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,375
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,055
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,486
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,841
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,905
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,255
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,642
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,541
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,649
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$129,138
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,681
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,629
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$96,998
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,702
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,984
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$128,886
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$421k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
MastCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$136,486
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$508k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,875
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$68,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,692
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Median Debt
$126,518
Earnings (4yr)
$142,875
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
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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.