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California ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 650 institutions in California.

California - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate288
15%
n=213
10%
n=205
10%
n=205
Associate129
21%
n=122
14%
n=118
8%
n=118
Bachelor143
73%
n=125
52%
n=105
21%
n=105
Master's43
100%
n=3
n=0
n=0
Doctoral14
67%
n=3
n=0
n=0
Total617
33%
n=466
22%
n=428
12%
n=428

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate288
54%
n=230
14%
n=205
17%
n=205
Associate129
92%
n=122
20%
n=118
35%
n=118
Bachelor143
93%
n=129
78%
n=105
89%
n=105
Master's43
29%
n=14
n=0
n=0
Doctoral14
75%
n=8
n=0
n=0
Total617
73%
n=503
31%
n=428
39%
n=428

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate333,531
28%
n=320,973
17%
n=315,261
17%
n=315,261
Associate924,070
18%
n=887,003
15%
n=886,263
6%
n=886,263
Bachelor1,111,720
93%
n=1,096,700
80%
n=1,065,650
38%
n=1,065,650
Master's21,571
100%
n=5,799
n=0
n=0
Doctoral12,942
89%
n=3,217
n=0
n=0
Total2,403,834
55%
n=2,313,692
46%
n=2,267,174
23%
n=2,267,174

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate333,531
89%
n=325,748
27%
n=315,261
45%
n=315,261
Associate924,070
93%
n=887,003
19%
n=886,263
36%
n=886,263
Bachelor1,111,720
99%
n=1,097,956
94%
n=1,065,650
95%
n=1,065,650
Master's21,571
54%
n=8,971
n=0
n=0
Doctoral12,942
80%
n=9,878
n=0
n=0
Total2,403,834
95%
n=2,329,556
55%
n=2,267,174
65%
n=2,267,174
Visualization Key

The Donut Chart shows the visual breakdown of positive vs negative results.

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %