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York College of Pennsylvania

York, PA 3,265 Undergrads 64.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$37,319
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,556
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,789
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,556
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,789
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$61,012
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate64.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients27.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
73.7%
SAT Avg
1,162
SAT Reading
25th: 52056475th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 50056075th: 630
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
+$581k
+$115k
+$97k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$515k
+$48k
+$30k
Full Cost$37k/yr
+$447k
-$20k
-$37k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
47
45%
Full Cost$37k/yr
Never
-28%
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 Return42%

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-46%
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

Associate's Degrees

Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,405
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,358
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,634
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,093
Earnings (4yr)
$67,444
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,548
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,976
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,044
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,275
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,222
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,354
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,046
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
$24,173
Earnings (4yr)
$79,444
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,569
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,754
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,652
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$24,496
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,328
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,407
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,990
Earnings (4yr)
$89,995
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
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)
$40,692
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,472
Earnings (4yr)
$52,133
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,927
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,197
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,052
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,750
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,950
Earnings (2yr)
$42,905
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,569
Earnings (4yr)
$57,918
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,654
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,667
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$118,510
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,408
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
$59,250
Earnings (4yr)
$159,209
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$719k

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,099
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.