Admissions Calculator: Institutional Value of One Student
Help an admissions officer compare an institutional discount, compensated scholarship funding, and Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) for one prospective student. Institutional Net Revenue per Student is the primary metric.
Institution Information
Student Funding and CPL
An institutional discount lowers the amount the student pays and also reduces the tuition revenue retained by the institution.
A compensated scholarship lowers the student's out-of-pocket cost while the institution still receives those dollars toward tuition.
CPL may include transfer credit, AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment, exams, microcredentials, work experience, corporate training, apprenticeships, military learning, and other recognized learning.
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Admissions Decision View — One Student
Institutional Discount
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Institutional Discount + CPL
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CPL Only
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Highest Net Revenue
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Highest-to-Lowest Difference
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Fastest Completion
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Admissions Recommendation
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How Tuition Is Funded
The three sources below stack to cover tuition after CPL is applied. Compensated scholarship is included in every scenario.
Student Payment—
Compensated Scholarship—
Institutional Discount—
Funding Stack Summary
Tuition after CPL—
Student Payment—
Compensated Scholarship—
Institutional Discount—
Fees Collected—
Acquisition Cost—
Institutional Net Revenue—
| Metric | Institutional Discount | Institutional Discount + CPL | CPL Only |
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| Total Terms | — | — | — |
| Credits Billed | — | — | — |
| Gross Tuition Revenue | — | — | — |
| Institutional Discount | — | — | — |
| Compensated Scholarship | — | — | — |
| Student Payment | — | — | — |
| Fees Collected | — | — | — |
| Acquisition Cost | — | — | — |
| Institutional Net Revenue per Student | — | — | — |
| Time to Completion | — | — | — |
Total Net Revenue per Student
Net Revenue by Term
Methodology & Notes
Institutional Discount: An institution-funded scholarship or tuition discount that reduces the amount the student pays and reduces tuition revenue retained by the institution.
Compensated Scholarship: A scholarship, grant, military benefit, employer tuition assistance payment, or other third-party funding paid to the institution on behalf of the student. It reduces the student's out-of-pocket cost while preserving institutional tuition revenue.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL): Credits awarded for validated prior learning. CPL reduces the number of credits the student must complete and may shorten time to completion.
Compensated scholarship is included in every scenario and held constant so the calculator compares only the impact of institutional discount and CPL. The funding stack shows how tuition is covered by student payment, compensated scholarship, and institutional discount. Compensated scholarship and student payment are both revenue sources. Institutional discount is the portion of tuition the institution does not collect.
Compensated Scholarship: A scholarship, grant, military benefit, employer tuition assistance payment, or other third-party funding paid to the institution on behalf of the student. It reduces the student's out-of-pocket cost while preserving institutional tuition revenue.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL): Credits awarded for validated prior learning. CPL reduces the number of credits the student must complete and may shorten time to completion.
Compensated scholarship is included in every scenario and held constant so the calculator compares only the impact of institutional discount and CPL. The funding stack shows how tuition is covered by student payment, compensated scholarship, and institutional discount. Compensated scholarship and student payment are both revenue sources. Institutional discount is the portion of tuition the institution does not collect.
Institutional Net Revenue = Student Payments + Compensated Scholarships + Fees Collected − Acquisition Cost