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Westminster University

Salt Lake City, UT 823 Undergrads 67.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$57,616
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,094
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,401
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$27,094
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,401
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,215
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate67.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
66.6%
SAT Avg
1,220
SAT Reading
25th: 54064075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 53061075th: 640
ACT Composite
25th: 232775th: 29

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
+$632k
+$165k
+$148k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$535k
+$68k
+$50k
Full Cost$58k/yr
+$425k
-$42k
-$60k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
44
52%
Full Cost$58k/yr
Never
-29%
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 Return38%

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-52%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,664
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,574
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$21,600
Earnings (2yr)
$31,848
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,548
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,676
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,384
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (2yr)
$24,267
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$342k
Median Debt
$18,071
Earnings (4yr)
$91,967
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,786
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,132
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,564
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,974
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$21,432
Earnings (4yr)
$80,037
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,695
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,148
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,309
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,542
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
$47,399
Earnings (4yr)
$119,269
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,906
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,871
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,020
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$34,620
Earnings (4yr)
$66,484
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,939
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
$60,328
Earnings (4yr)
$127,668
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Biology, General
DegCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,021
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DegCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,358
Natl Median: $62,645
Lifetime Value Added
-$396k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,740
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,144
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DegCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,018
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,163
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Music
DegCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,349
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DegCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,103
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DegCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,231
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 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.