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College ROI Dataset
This dataset reports 30-year net present value for U.S. colleges and majors, drawing on FREOPP, IPEDS, and BEA data.
About College ROI Dataset
The College ROI Dataset publishes CSV tables on 30-year net present value for U.S. colleges and majors, derived from FREOPP, IPEDS, and BEA data. It covers ROI by major category, institutions by state for resident students, resident versus non-resident costs at public universities, AI applicability by major, and an institution reference table.
Program-level ROI comes from the FREOPP 2021 publication using College Scorecard earnings cohorts from 2015-2017, in 2022 dollars with a 3% real discount rate. Coverage is U.S. only, and the out-of-state file includes ten campuses that do not admit first-time freshmen.
Key features
- 19-row ROI table by major category with breakeven measures
- 607-row state table by 30-year NPV for resident students
- 455-row resident versus non-resident NPV comparison for public universities
- 18-row occupation-weighted AI applicability scores by major
- 3,392-row IPEDS 2023-24 institution table with tuition and earnings
- Freshman-admission flags to reproduce published out-of-state ranking
Best for: Researchers, journalists, and students comparing lifetime financial returns of U.S. colleges and majors.
Good for
- All figures trace to public sources with documented method
- CC BY 4.0 permits reuse with citation
- Includes UnitID join keys and flags for freshman-admitting campuses
Watch out for
- Program ROI reflects 2021 FREOPP publication and 2015-2017 earnings cohorts
- AI scores measure occupational exposure, not displacement
- Institution median earnings included only where published
College ROI Dataset at a glance
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Good for
- Students
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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College ROI Dataset FAQ
What sources does the dataset use?
The tables are described as derived from FREOPP, IPEDS, and BEA data, with program-level ROI from FREOPP 2021 joined to IPEDS 2023-24 institution data. Full method is documented at le-teen.com/methodology.
How do I reproduce the published out-of-state ranking?
Filter out-of-state-penalty.csv where admits_freshmen is true and sort by rank_freshman_admitting. The main rank column covers all 455 rows, including ten campuses without freshman admission.
What does the AI exposure score represent?
An occupation-weighted AI applicability score by major category. The documentation states it measures exposure, not displacement.
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