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Wisconsin ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 85 institutions in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate35
46%
n=35
48%
n=33
48%
n=33
Associate5
75%
n=4
67%
n=3
33%
n=3
Bachelor37
81%
n=37
38%
n=34
15%
n=34
Master's5
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total82
65%
n=77
44%
n=70
31%
n=70

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate35
63%
n=30
48%
n=33
48%
n=33
Associate5
40%
n=5
67%
n=3
33%
n=3
Bachelor37
100%
n=37
50%
n=34
6%
n=34
Master's5
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total82
81%
n=72
50%
n=70
27%
n=70

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate71,038
98%
n=71,038
98%
n=70,937
98%
n=70,937
Associate4,717
77%
n=4,459
76%
n=4,404
72%
n=4,404
Bachelor192,572
92%
n=192,572
57%
n=191,741
35%
n=191,741
Master's2,063
100%
n=1,677
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total270,390
93%
n=269,746
68%
n=267,082
52%
n=267,082

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate71,038
99%
n=70,788
98%
n=70,937
98%
n=70,937
Associate4,717
69%
n=4,717
76%
n=4,404
72%
n=4,404
Bachelor192,572
100%
n=192,572
78%
n=191,741
29%
n=191,741
Master's2,063
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total270,390
99%
n=268,077
83%
n=267,082
48%
n=267,082
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %