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Virginia ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 151 institutions in Virginia.

Virginia - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate54
12%
n=41
3%
n=38
3%
n=38
Associate21
33%
n=21
22%
n=18
22%
n=18
Bachelor53
44%
n=50
20%
n=44
9%
n=44
Master's6
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total136
30%
n=112
14%
n=100
9%
n=100

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate54
38%
n=45
8%
n=38
11%
n=38
Associate21
90%
n=21
22%
n=18
22%
n=18
Bachelor53
92%
n=51
45%
n=44
75%
n=44
Master's6
0%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total136
70%
n=118
27%
n=100
41%
n=100

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate22,329
3%
n=20,654
0%
n=20,457
0%
n=20,457
Associate93,220
35%
n=93,220
35%
n=92,936
35%
n=92,936
Bachelor375,604
53%
n=374,041
39%
n=368,558
28%
n=368,558
Master's2,413
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,736
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total496,302
48%
n=487,915
36%
n=481,951
28%
n=481,951

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate22,329
74%
n=21,726
3%
n=20,457
4%
n=20,457
Associate93,220
97%
n=93,220
35%
n=92,936
35%
n=92,936
Bachelor375,604
99%
n=374,126
60%
n=368,558
67%
n=368,558
Master's2,413
0%
n=1,235
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,736
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total496,302
97%
n=490,307
52%
n=481,951
58%
n=481,951
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %