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Iowa ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 74 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
Certificate29
32%
n=25
32%
n=25
28%
n=25
Associate11
91%
n=11
73%
n=11
55%
n=11
Bachelor32
90%
n=30
21%
n=28
7%
n=28
Master's1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total74
69%
n=67
34%
n=64
23%
n=64

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate29
45%
n=22
32%
n=25
24%
n=25
Associate11
100%
n=11
91%
n=11
45%
n=11
Bachelor32
97%
n=31
18%
n=28
0%
n=28
Master's1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total74
80%
n=64
36%
n=64
17%
n=64

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate21,450
92%
n=21,325
92%
n=21,325
91%
n=21,325
Associate23,688
98%
n=23,688
81%
n=23,688
60%
n=23,688
Bachelor114,874
97%
n=112,218
61%
n=109,578
55%
n=109,578
Master's161
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,534
100%
n=1,534
n=0
n=0
Total161,707
96%
n=158,765
68%
n=154,591
61%
n=154,591

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate21,450
94%
n=21,063
92%
n=21,325
91%
n=21,325
Associate23,688
100%
n=23,688
98%
n=23,688
28%
n=23,688
Bachelor114,874
98%
n=114,810
60%
n=109,578
0%
n=109,578
Master's161
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,534
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total161,707
98%
n=159,561
70%
n=154,591
17%
n=154,591
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %