Which Colleges Are Worth the Cost? | Bipartisan Policy Center (original) (raw)

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This is a institution that predominantly awards . It has an undergraduate enrollment of .

Our Baseline Model estimate of the lifetime return on investment (ROI) of enrollment at this institution is .

Our Baseline Model estimate of the lifetime return on investment (ROI) of enrollment at this institution is .

Our Intermediate Model estimate for this institution is . It includes adjustments that substantially reduce estimated ROI: adjusting the ROI downward to account for how people from higher-income families are more likely to pursue a college education as well as a discount rate adjustment accounting for the delayed payoff of college over time.

Our Full Model estimate for this institution is . This estimate incorporates the adjustments from the Intermediate Model, an adjustment for per-student taxpayer costs of supporting colleges, and an increase in ROI for institutions that enroll large numbers of women and underrepresented minorities to account for the labor market discrimination that students experience after they depart these institutions.