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Tennessee ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 145 institutions in Tennessee.

Tennessee - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate70
6%
n=54
2%
n=53
2%
n=53
Associate17
6%
n=17
6%
n=16
6%
n=16
Bachelor43
24%
n=42
5%
n=41
2%
n=41
Master's5
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total136
12%
n=113
4%
n=110
3%
n=110

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate70
51%
n=57
4%
n=53
4%
n=53
Associate17
88%
n=17
6%
n=16
13%
n=16
Bachelor43
90%
n=42
24%
n=41
63%
n=41
Master's5
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total136
71%
n=118
12%
n=110
27%
n=110

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate23,957
8%
n=22,490
0%
n=21,702
0%
n=21,702
Associate60,617
1%
n=60,617
1%
n=60,542
1%
n=60,542
Bachelor205,621
35%
n=205,590
7%
n=202,469
0%
n=202,469
Master's1,441
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,083
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total292,719
26%
n=288,697
5%
n=284,713
1%
n=284,713

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate23,957
69%
n=22,866
5%
n=21,702
5%
n=21,702
Associate60,617
87%
n=60,617
1%
n=60,542
2%
n=60,542
Bachelor205,621
99%
n=205,590
36%
n=202,469
77%
n=202,469
Master's1,441
100%
n=525
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,083
100%
n=1,083
n=0
n=0
Total292,719
94%
n=290,681
26%
n=284,713
56%
n=284,713
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %