10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$144,458at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Briar Cliff University
⌖ Sioux City, IA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$144,458 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.
21.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−52%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,117Observed 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
$23,907Average net price / year
$51,493Cost of attendance
$58,117Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
624Student 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
$43,017Year 1
$61,163Year 4
$58,117Year 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.
1Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$78,2642Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$75,3383Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$63,1504Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$50,3155Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$50,286Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IA
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.
Dubuque, IA
University of Dubuque
- Annual net price
- $23,386
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,222
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
Grand View University
- Annual net price
- $21,774
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,005
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Clarke University
- Annual net price
- $24,479
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,237
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Luther College
- Annual net price
- $23,097
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,417
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $78,264 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $75,338 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,150 | $25,191 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,315 | $37,564 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $50,286 | $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.