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Carroll University

⌖ Waukesha, WI · 26 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$51,732 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.

12.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,904Observed 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
−$51,732at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$240,7720
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4
6
8
−$51,73210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.7 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$38,890
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,890
Sticker price
Average net price$15,193
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$52,639
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,193Average net price / year
$52,639Cost of attendance
$63,904Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.7%Completion rate
66.8%Admission rate
2,523Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

84thEarnings percentile
68thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,404Year 1
$66,639Year 4
$63,904Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$115,2042Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$94,5263Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$87,0854Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · First Professional Degree$82,6015Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$79,8846Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$79,4387Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$78,6988Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$77,095

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

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Observed earnings · year 5
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$115,204Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$94,526Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$87,085$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$82,601Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$79,884Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$79,438Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$78,698$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$77,095$27,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$72,961Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$72,062Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$71,598Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$67,070$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,689$26,500
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$66,494Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,807$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$62,400$26,250
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$60,484Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,446$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$52,608$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$51,960$27,000
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$50,570Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$50,285$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$48,979Not available
Education, OtherBachelor's Degree$48,682Not available
Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$47,327$27,000
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree$39,677$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.