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Iowa ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 75 institutions in Iowa.

Iowa - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate28
0%
n=25
0%
n=25
0%
n=25
Associate13
15%
n=13
8%
n=13
8%
n=13
Bachelor32
45%
n=31
3%
n=29
0%
n=29
Master's1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total75
23%
n=69
3%
n=67
1%
n=67

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate28
26%
n=27
0%
n=25
0%
n=25
Associate13
100%
n=13
15%
n=13
15%
n=13
Bachelor32
94%
n=32
52%
n=29
93%
n=29
Master's1
0%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
0%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total75
68%
n=74
25%
n=67
43%
n=67

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate17,315
0%
n=17,242
0%
n=17,242
0%
n=17,242
Associate27,345
4%
n=27,345
1%
n=27,345
1%
n=27,345
Bachelor114,679
70%
n=114,618
4%
n=111,915
0%
n=111,915
Master's164
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,521
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total161,024
51%
n=159,205
3%
n=156,502
0%
n=156,502

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate17,315
92%
n=17,279
0%
n=17,242
0%
n=17,242
Associate27,345
100%
n=27,345
4%
n=27,345
4%
n=27,345
Bachelor114,679
98%
n=114,679
80%
n=111,915
97%
n=111,915
Master's164
0%
n=164
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,521
0%
n=1,521
n=0
n=0
Total161,024
96%
n=160,988
58%
n=156,502
70%
n=156,502
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %