---
title: "College degree ROI and break-even year"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/calculate/college-roi"
---

# College degree ROI and break-even year

`GET /api/v1/calculate/college-roi`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://everycalc.xyz`
- URL: `https://everycalc.xyz/api/v1/calculate/college-roi`
- Auth: none declared

Earnings premium of a degree salary over a no degree baseline salary, both growing at the same annual raise rate, plus the net gain after degree cost, the break-even year, and the return multiple on cost. Results match the interactive calculator at everycalc.xyz; every response includes a calculator_url deep link to it.

## Query parameters

- `total_cost` number, required
- `starting_salary` number, required
- `annual_raise_pct` number
- `years` number
- `baseline_salary` number, required

## Response `200`

Calculation result.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input.

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