10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$169,354at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Capital University
⌖ Columbus, OH · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$169,354 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.
26.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−63%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,095Observed 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
$22,576Average net price / year
$57,130Cost of attendance
$55,095Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.3%Completion rate
70.2%Admission rate
1,585Student 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
$45,255Year 1
$59,121Year 4
$55,095Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$108,1012Law · First Professional Degree$85,0153Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$84,6694Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$79,1575Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,8076Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$71,7107Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$66,4628Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$61,416Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
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.
Alliance, OH
University of Mount Union
- Annual net price
- $23,280
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,780
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -61%
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
- Annual net price
- $21,409
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,689
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Ashland University
- Annual net price
- $21,988
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,218
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -58%
Hiram College
- Annual net price
- $21,058
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,876
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $108,101 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $85,015 | Not available |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,669 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $79,157 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,807 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $71,710 | $25,500 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,462 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,416 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $56,686 | $26,218 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $55,078 | $43,038 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $51,851 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $49,426 | $27,000 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,041 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,958 | $27,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,785 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $46,383 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,135 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $46,055 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $45,924 | $27,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $44,403 | $33,544 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,125 | $27,000 |
| Computer Science | 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.