| Business Major | | | | | Engineering Major |
| School Type | Cost | 30 Year ROI | Annual ROI | | School Type | Cost | 30 Year ROI | Annual ROI | | t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances | | | | T-Test |
| Private | $222,700.00 | $1,786,000.00 | 7.70% | | Private | $221,700.00 | $2,412,000.00 | 8.70% | | | | | | | Business Major | Engineering Major |
| Private | $176,400.00 | $1,758,000.00 | 8.40% | | Private | $213,000.00 | $2,064,000.00 | 8.30% | | | 30 Year ROI | 30 Year ROI | | | Cost | Cost |
| Private | $212,200.00 | $1,714,000.00 | 7.80% | | Private | $230,100.00 | $1,949,000.00 | 7.90% | | Mean | 1477800 | 1838000 | | Mean | 188632 | 164680 |
| Public | $125,100.00 | $1,535,000.00 | 9.10% | | Private | $222,600.00 | $1,947,000.00 | 8.00% | | Variance | 17673957894.7368 | 32327578947.3684 | | Variance | 2550596343.15789 | 4406984410.52632 |
| Private | $212,700.00 | $1,529,000.00 | 7.40% | | Private | $225,800.00 | $1,938,000.00 | 8.00% | | Observations | 20 | 20 | | Observations | 20 | 20 |
| Public | $92,910.00 | $1,501,000.00 | 10.10% | | Public | $87,660.00 | $1,937,000.00 | 11.20% | | Hypothesized Mean Difference | 0 | | | Pearson Correlation | 0.3801078882 |
| Private | $214,900.00 | $1,485,000.00 | 7.30% | | Private | $224,900.00 | $1,915,000.00 | 7.90% | | df | 35 | | | Hypothesized Mean Difference | 160000 | 160000 |
| Private | $217,800.00 | $1,483,000.00 | 7.20% | | Private | $221,600.00 | $1,878,000.00 | 7.90% | | t Stat | -7.2038892884 | | | df | 19 | 19 |
| Private | $225,600.00 | $1,444,000.00 | 7.00% | | Public | $125,100.00 | $1,854,000.00 | 9.80% | | P(T<=t) one-tail | 0.0000000104 | | | t Stat | 2.5354 | 0.3153 |
| Private | $217,300.00 | $1,442,000.00 | 7.10% | | Private | $215,700.00 | $1,794,000.00 | 7.90% | | t Critical one-tail | 1.306211802 | | | P(T<=t) one-tail | 0.0101 | 0.3780 |
| Private | $226,500.00 | $1,441,000.00 | 7.00% | | Public | $92,530.00 | $1,761,000.00 | 10.60% | | P(T<=t) two-tail | 0.0000000209 | | | t Critical one-tail | 1.7291 | 1.7291 |
| Private | $215,500.00 | $1,438,000.00 | 7.20% | | Private | $217,800.00 | $1,752,000.00 | 7.70% | | t Critical two-tail | 1.6895724578 | | | P(T<=t) two-tail | 0.0202 | 0.7560 |
| Private | $223,500.00 | $1,428,000.00 | 7.00% | | Public | $89,700.00 | $1,727,000.00 | 10.70% | | | | | | t Critical two-tail | 2.0930 | 2.0930 |
| Private | $226,600.00 | $1,414,000.00 | 7.00% | | Private | $229,600.00 | $1,716,000.00 | 7.50% |
| Private | $189,300.00 | $1,397,000.00 | 7.50% | | Public | $101,500.00 | $1,703,000.00 | 10.20% |
| Public | $89,700.00 | $1,382,000.00 | 9.90% | | Public | $115,500.00 | $1,694,000.00 | 9.70% |
| Public | $87,030.00 | $1,376,000.00 | 10.00% | | Public | $104,500.00 | $1,690,000.00 | 10.10% |
| Private | $218,200.00 | $1,343,000.00 | 6.90% | | Public | $69,980.00 | $1,685,000.00 | 11.50% |
| Private | $229,900.00 | $1,339,000.00 | 6.70% | | Private | $219,400.00 | $1,676,000.00 | 7.60% |
| Private | $148,800.00 | $1,321,000.00 | 8.10% | | Public | $64,930.00 | $1,668,000.00 | 11.70% |
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