Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH 4,207 Undergrads 73.2% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$65,476

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$32,997

After Aid

Median Earnings

$71,477

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$32,997

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$71,477

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate73.2%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients15.4%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time96.9%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS83.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

86.4%

SAT Avg

1,217

SAT Reading

25th: 55360075th: 660

SAT Math

25th: 55058575th: 650

ACT Composite

25th: 222575th: 29

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

+$625k

+$158k

+$141k

Median Cost$33k/yr

+$506k

+$40k

+$22k

Full Cost$65k/yr

+$390k

-$77k

-$95k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$33k/yr

19%

Full Cost$65k/yr

Never

-40%

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 Return16%

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-59%

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

Computer Science

CertCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,690

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,855

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$101k

Agricultural Production Operations

BachCIP: 0103

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,588

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 2699

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,681

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$55,577

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$65,263

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

-$26k

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other

BachCIP: 5299

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$80,165

Natl Median: $77,981

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Chemical Engineering

BachCIP: 1407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $98,158

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,429

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$53,800

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$118k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$104,908

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$277k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$24,750

Earnings (4yr)

$60,615

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$62k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$63,252

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

-$42k

Engineering Physics

BachCIP: 1412

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $89,154

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$26,798

Earnings (5yr)

$58,293

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

BachCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,532

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$99k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1605

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,459

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 5199

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$66,017

Natl Median: $68,245

Lifetime Value Added

-$20k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$54,843

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$118k

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$71,259

Natl Median: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$20k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$85,164

Natl Median: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$127k

International Business

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$69,546

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

+$7k

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

BachCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,176

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$26,285

Earnings (4yr)

$73,414

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

+$37k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Sciences

BachCIP: 3018

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,935

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

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$63,347

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$41k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$54,981

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$108k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$26,515

Earnings (4yr)

$60,642

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$62k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$61,035

Natl Median: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

-$59k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$18,750

Earnings (4yr)

$79,254

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$81k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$52,014

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$60,804

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$61k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$40,443

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$231k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

MastCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $127,347

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$41,530

Earnings (4yr)

$118,223

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$339k

Business/Managerial Economics

MastCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $97,526

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

MastCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$30,750

Earnings (4yr)

$74,465

Natl Median: $66,714

Lifetime Value Added

-$44k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

MastCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,512

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

MastCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $97,366

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

MastCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$119,687

Natl Median: $110,694

Lifetime Value Added

+$351k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$44,500

Earnings (4yr)

$114,393

Natl Median: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

+$305k

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

MastCIP: 5132

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $100,487

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

MastCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$99,110

Natl Median: $83,558

Lifetime Value Added

+$172k

International Business

MastCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $97,121

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Information Systems and Services

MastCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $106,092

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

MastCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$120,626

Natl Median: $79,106

Lifetime Value Added

+$359k

Medical Illustration and Informatics

MastCIP: 5127

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $101,441

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$50,545

Earnings (4yr)

$55,005

Natl Median: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

-$220k

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MastCIP: 5120

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $129,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

MastCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,272

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

MastCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$64,505

Natl Median: $64,711

Lifetime Value Added

-$132k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$100,121

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$181k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

MastCIP: 5123

Median Debt

$30,750

Earnings (4yr)

$71,091

Natl Median: $71,416

Lifetime Value Added

-$74k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$58,429

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

-$188k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$61,121

Natl Median: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

-$163k

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,762

Natl Median: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

-$270k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$27,220

Earnings (4yr)

$57,072

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

-$200k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$34,997

Earnings (4yr)

$55,819

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$212k

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

MastCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Urban Studies/Affairs

MastCIP: 4512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,634

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graduate Certificates

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Gr-CertCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $126,911

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

DocCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $99,878

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, Other

DocCIP: 1399

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $90,635

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

DocCIP: 5199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $130,822

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Other Programs

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

DegCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,347

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.