Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$84,230 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.

14.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−31%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,593Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$84,230at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$270,1600
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4
6
8
−$84,23010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 14.5 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$34,086
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,086
Sticker price
Average net price$22,540
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$51,362
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,540Average net price / year
$51,362Cost of attendance
$63,593Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.2%Completion rate
85.7%Admission rate
631Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

84thEarnings percentile
36thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$56,049Year 1
$67,760Year 4
$63,593Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$118,3382Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$95,1273Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$86,1664Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$85,6885Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,3886Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$68,4137Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$62,3408Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$57,606

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

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.

La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University

Annual net price
$21,260
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,556
Modeled 10-year ROI
-22%
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Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University

Annual net price
$21,937
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,734
Modeled 10-year ROI
-45%
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Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Annual net price
$23,245
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,482
Modeled 10-year ROI
-47%
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Madison, WI

Edgewood University

Annual net price
$26,113
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,485
Modeled 10-year ROI
-46%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$118,338Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$95,127Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$86,166Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$85,688Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$81,388$34,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$68,413Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,340$33,225
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$57,606Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$53,631$43,066
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$46,708$30,584
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,066$31,250

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.