10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$233,544at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Berea College
⌖ Berea, KY · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$233,544 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−114%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,088Observed 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
$6,106Average net price / year
$60,718Cost of attendance
$42,088Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.2%Completion rate
19.3%Admission rate
1,513Student 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
$26,841Year 1
$42,924Year 4
$42,088Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,4912Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree$55,8303Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$52,4564Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$41,7235Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$40,7686English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$40,7227Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$38,3528Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,412Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KY
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.
Owensboro, KY
Brescia University
- Annual net price
- $8,709
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,810
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Lindsey Wilson University
- Annual net price
- $15,070
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,669
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -114%
Alice Lloyd College
- Annual net price
- $18,600
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,091
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Georgetown College
- Annual net price
- $14,095
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,679
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,491 | Not available |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,830 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,456 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,723 | $5,801 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,768 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,722 | Not available |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,352 | Not available |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,412 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $32,729 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,013 | Not available |
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.