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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Ensign College

Salt Lake City, Utah

75
B
DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Strong value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Strong return
+$214,504 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

Graduate earnings clearly outpace the cost and debt — this degree pays back quickly.

1.7 yrs
Break-even
+495%
10-year ROI
$70,780
Median earnings as of 2024
62% of Ensign College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$10,824
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$70,780
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
43%
Graduation rate as of 2024
62%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
75%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
54%
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$214,504
After 10 years
$472,304
After 20 years
$730,104
After 30 years
$987,904
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$34,819
Men
$63,360

45% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$51,549
From higher-income families
$49,033

5% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$48,336
Independent students
$55,386

13% gap between the two groups

30%
First-generation students
2%
Take federal student loans
90%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 23%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%Black 1%Other 71%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$10,436
$30k–$48k$10,525
$48k–$75k$11,481
$75k–$110k$12,403
$110k+$14,145

How Ensign College compares

This college against the Utah and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Ensign College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Ensign College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate$74,793+2,653%Strong return
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate$70,780+2,282%Strong return
Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate$52,212+566%Strong return

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ROI at Ensign College

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
7,568
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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