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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE 8,497 Undergrads 46.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,326
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,355
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,844
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$15,355
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$53,844
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate46.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time35.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$468k
+$72k
-$16k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$413k
+$17k
-$71k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$399k
+$2k
-$86k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-129%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-123%
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-114%
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-72%
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
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,917
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,271
Earnings (5yr)
$63,650
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$21,880
Earnings (5yr)
$47,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,833
Earnings (5yr)
$67,939
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$16,516
Earnings (5yr)
$47,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$20,284
Earnings (5yr)
$98,225
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,072
Earnings (5yr)
$55,991
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (5yr)
$41,806
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$17,831
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (2yr)
$43,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$21,960
Earnings (5yr)
$60,071
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,376
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$16,666
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,275
Earnings (5yr)
$47,474
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$27,084
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,010
Earnings (5yr)
$94,212
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,068
Earnings (5yr)
$55,083
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$30,641
Earnings (2yr)
$52,941
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$102,149
Lifetime Value Added
+$430k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,059
Earnings (5yr)
$76,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$28,254
Earnings (5yr)
$59,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$29,478
Earnings (5yr)
$85,322
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
$23,098
Earnings (5yr)
$68,038
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,575
Lifetime Value Added
+$425k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,351
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
MastCIP: 4399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$31,804
Earnings (2yr)
$64,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,087
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Human Services, General
MastCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$28,506
Earnings (5yr)
$50,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,829
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$54,614
Earnings (2yr)
$40,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$122,324
Lifetime Value Added
+$602k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$26,533
Earnings (5yr)
$63,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$45,328
Earnings (5yr)
$59,370
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,094
Earnings (5yr)
$60,883
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$18,906
Earnings (5yr)
$67,886
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$56,972
Earnings (5yr)
$102,901
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$122,038
Lifetime Value Added
+$455k
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.