Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Cairn University-Langhorne

Langhorne, PA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$278,768 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.

246.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−96%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,180Observed 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
−$278,768at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$290,5680
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4
6
8
−$278,76810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 246.2 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$34,009
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,009
Sticker price
Average net price$27,642
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$46,233
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,642Average net price / year
$46,233Cost of attendance
$46,180Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.7%Completion rate
88.2%Admission rate
775Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

52thEarnings percentile
52thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,453Year 1
$48,513Year 4
$46,180Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$61,9732Religion/Religious Studies · Bachelor's Degree$55,4923Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries · Bachelor's Degree$47,8054Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$45,7295Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$45,1546Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,295

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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.

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Annual net price
$25,942
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,504
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$24,776
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,638
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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$51,124
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Wilson College

Annual net price
$21,741
Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$61,973$26,887
Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's Degree$55,492$30,750
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degree$47,805Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$45,729$27,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$45,154Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$36,295Not 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.