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Illinois ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 225 institutions in Illinois.

Illinois - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate109
42%
n=103
42%
n=97
41%
n=98
Associate20
84%
n=19
61%
n=18
56%
n=18
Bachelor65
80%
n=64
49%
n=55
15%
n=55
Master's15
100%
n=6
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
100%
n=2
n=0
n=0
Total211
61%
n=194
46%
n=170
34%
n=171

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate109
49%
n=92
42%
n=98
40%
n=98
Associate20
80%
n=20
61%
n=18
44%
n=18
Bachelor65
97%
n=65
44%
n=55
7%
n=55
Master's15
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total211
70%
n=177
44%
n=171
30%
n=171

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate167,402
93%
n=167,184
93%
n=166,300
93%
n=166,409
Associate49,193
91%
n=49,095
78%
n=48,972
73%
n=48,972
Bachelor403,315
94%
n=403,225
84%
n=397,532
45%
n=397,532
Master's4,379
100%
n=3,111
n=0
n=0
Doctoral4,588
100%
n=4,588
n=0
n=0
Total628,877
94%
n=627,203
86%
n=612,804
60%
n=612,913

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate167,402
89%
n=166,168
93%
n=166,409
92%
n=166,409
Associate49,193
83%
n=49,193
78%
n=48,972
69%
n=48,972
Bachelor403,315
99%
n=403,315
82%
n=397,532
36%
n=397,532
Master's4,379
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral4,588
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total628,877
95%
n=618,676
85%
n=612,913
54%
n=612,913
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %