10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$170,654at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Arcadia University
⌖ Glenside, PA · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$170,654 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.
23.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,721Observed 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
$29,466Average net price / year
$64,645Cost of attendance
$57,721Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.7%Completion rate
80.2%Admission rate
1,948Student 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
$35,515Year 1
$60,044Year 4
$57,721Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$132,6122Public Health · Master's Degree$116,6313International Business · Master's Degree$95,3374Genetics · Master's Degree$93,4225Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$88,5146Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$86,1167Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$84,0218Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$73,901Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Pittsburgh, PA
Chatham University
- Annual net price
- $29,954
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,327
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
Bryn Mawr College
- Annual net price
- $31,759
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,709
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Susquehanna University
- Annual net price
- $28,819
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,913
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Alvernia University
- Annual net price
- $28,138
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,530
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $132,612 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $116,631 | Not available |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $95,337 | Not available |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | $93,422 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $88,514 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $86,116 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $84,021 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $73,901 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,377 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $69,227 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $68,618 | Not available |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $67,378 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,995 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $62,167 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $61,242 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,441 | $27,000 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $58,788 | $27,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,331 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,517 | $27,000 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $55,263 | Not available |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,307 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $52,358 | Not available |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,772 | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,802 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,740 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $39,087 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,489 | $26,975 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.