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Virginia ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 147 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
Certificate53
50%
n=48
44%
n=41
44%
n=41
Associate20
74%
n=19
69%
n=16
63%
n=16
Bachelor51
70%
n=50
35%
n=46
20%
n=46
Master's6
100%
n=2
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total132
63%
n=120
44%
n=103
36%
n=103

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate53
56%
n=41
49%
n=41
44%
n=41
Associate20
79%
n=19
69%
n=16
50%
n=16
Bachelor51
96%
n=50
41%
n=46
9%
n=46
Master's6
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total132
78%
n=111
49%
n=103
29%
n=103

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate36,545
87%
n=36,325
83%
n=35,643
83%
n=35,643
Associate83,462
94%
n=83,432
94%
n=83,027
79%
n=83,027
Bachelor380,144
94%
n=379,048
54%
n=376,624
38%
n=376,624
Master's2,441
100%
n=1,375
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,771
100%
n=2,617
n=0
n=0
Total505,363
93%
n=502,797
63%
n=495,294
48%
n=495,294

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate36,545
88%
n=35,962
88%
n=35,643
83%
n=35,643
Associate83,462
95%
n=83,432
94%
n=83,027
59%
n=83,027
Bachelor380,144
99%
n=379,048
56%
n=376,624
28%
n=376,624
Master's2,441
100%
n=1,216
n=0
n=0
Doctoral2,771
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total505,363
98%
n=499,658
65%
n=495,294
37%
n=495,294
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %