10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$218,332at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Adrian College
⌖ Adrian, MI · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$218,332 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
44.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,314Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$25,368Average net price / year
$56,003Cost of attendance
$51,314Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.4%Completion rate
72.5%Admission rate
1,604Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,538Year 1
$55,233Year 4
$51,314Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$85,9272Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,5883Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$69,6544Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$66,8085Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$63,8166Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$54,2777Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$54,0778Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$52,309Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MI
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Alma, MI
Alma College
- Annual net price
- $20,694
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,066
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -73%
Spring Arbor University
- Annual net price
- $19,353
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,641
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
Cornerstone University
- Annual net price
- $20,301
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,262
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
The University of Olivet
- Annual net price
- $21,393
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,039
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $85,927 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $77,588 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $69,654 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,808 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,816 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,277 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $54,077 | $30,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,309 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $52,176 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $51,559 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $48,453 | $30,994 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.