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Pennsylvania ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 295 institutions in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate116
46%
n=109
45%
n=103
43%
n=103
Associate36
80%
n=35
68%
n=34
62%
n=34
Bachelor116
86%
n=115
52%
n=111
30%
n=111
Master's10
100%
n=4
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total279
69%
n=264
51%
n=248
40%
n=248

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate116
58%
n=101
45%
n=103
39%
n=103
Associate36
94%
n=35
68%
n=34
56%
n=34
Bachelor116
97%
n=112
51%
n=111
18%
n=111
Master's10
100%
n=2
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total279
81%
n=250
51%
n=248
32%
n=248

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate27,107
63%
n=26,800
56%
n=21,914
52%
n=21,914
Associate90,374
98%
n=90,366
89%
n=90,015
88%
n=90,015
Bachelor485,560
97%
n=485,168
71%
n=481,195
46%
n=481,195
Master's2,172
100%
n=747
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,901
100%
n=2,901
n=0
n=0
Total608,114
95%
n=605,982
73%
n=593,124
52%
n=593,124

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate27,107
66%
n=21,994
56%
n=21,914
48%
n=21,914
Associate90,374
100%
n=90,052
89%
n=90,015
79%
n=90,015
Bachelor485,560
100%
n=482,579
70%
n=481,195
16%
n=481,195
Master's2,172
100%
n=291
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,901
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total608,114
99%
n=594,916
72%
n=593,124
27%
n=593,124
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %