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Tennessee ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 141 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
Certificate67
36%
n=59
28%
n=58
26%
n=58
Associate17
82%
n=17
65%
n=17
41%
n=17
Bachelor43
65%
n=40
21%
n=39
8%
n=39
Master's4
50%
n=4
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total132
53%
n=121
31%
n=114
22%
n=114

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate67
56%
n=52
29%
n=58
24%
n=58
Associate17
88%
n=17
59%
n=17
29%
n=17
Bachelor43
93%
n=42
21%
n=39
3%
n=39
Master's4
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total132
75%
n=111
31%
n=114
18%
n=114

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate22,567
53%
n=21,735
40%
n=20,930
36%
n=20,930
Associate69,265
81%
n=69,265
64%
n=69,265
41%
n=69,265
Bachelor205,344
81%
n=204,672
33%
n=201,571
8%
n=201,571
Master's1,335
64%
n=1,335
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,226
100%
n=1,226
n=0
n=0
Total299,737
79%
n=298,233
41%
n=291,766
18%
n=291,766

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate22,567
68%
n=21,214
44%
n=20,930
34%
n=20,930
Associate69,265
87%
n=69,265
59%
n=69,265
21%
n=69,265
Bachelor205,344
99%
n=205,312
33%
n=201,571
0%
n=201,571
Master's1,335
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1,226
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total299,737
94%
n=295,791
40%
n=291,766
8%
n=291,766
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %