Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$208,394 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.

35.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−71%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,317Observed 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
−$208,394at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$291,5640
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4
6
8
−$208,39410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 35.1 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$36,350
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,350
Sticker price
Average net price$27,891
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$52,206
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,891Average net price / year
$52,206Cost of attendance
$53,317Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.6%Completion rate
98.1%Admission rate
2,272Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

69thEarnings percentile
55thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,628Year 1
$55,405Year 4
$53,317Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$85,0012Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$79,1843Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,7694Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$63,3615Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$44,1636Theological and Ministerial Studies · Bachelor's Degree$36,829

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in KS

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.

Wichita, KS

Friends University

Annual net price
$27,715
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,821
Modeled 10-year ROI
-70%
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Ottawa, KS

Ottawa University-Ottawa

Annual net price
$27,963
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,681
Modeled 10-year ROI
-63%
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Lindsborg, KS

Bethany College

Annual net price
$27,686
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,679
Modeled 10-year ROI
-84%
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Hesston, KS

Hesston College

Annual net price
$26,299
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,710
Modeled 10-year ROI
-80%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$85,001Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$79,184$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,769$26,959
MarketingBachelor's Degree$63,361$25,701
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,163$23,377
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree$36,829$23,250
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,798
Religious EducationBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,625
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,443
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,223
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$20,500

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.