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Champlain College

⌖ Burlington, VT · 34 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$182,110 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.

22.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,133Observed 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
−$182,110at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$323,4400
2
4
6
8
−$182,11010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 22.9 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$47,850
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$47,850
Sticker price
Average net price$35,860
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$65,009
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$35,860Average net price / year
$65,009Cost of attendance
$59,133Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.2%Completion rate
82.9%Admission rate
2,752Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

79thEarnings percentile
60thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,559Year 1
$71,587Year 4
$59,133Year 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.

1Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$145,0092Security Science and Technology · Master's Degree$134,8533Business Administration, Management and Operations · Graduate/Professional Certificate$115,1194Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$113,2535Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$112,2826Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$108,9947Human Resources Management and Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$103,5928Security Science and Technology · Bachelor's Degree$101,401

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in VT

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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Saint Michael's College

Annual net price
$25,239
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,162
Modeled 10-year ROI
-60%
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Middlebury College

Annual net price
$31,483
Observed earnings · year 5
$77,212
Modeled 10-year ROI
+5%
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Norwich University

Annual net price
$22,257
Observed earnings · year 5
$73,483
Modeled 10-year ROI
+6%
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Bennington College

Annual net price
$30,947
Observed earnings · year 5
$34,772
Modeled 10-year ROI
-134%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$145,009Not available
Security Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree$134,853Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$115,119Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$113,253Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$112,282$27,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$108,994$27,500
Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$103,592Not available
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$101,401$29,080
Computer ProgrammingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$101,091$26,437
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$97,753$27,000
Security Science and TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$93,975$30,666
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificate$93,818Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$93,792Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$91,533$23,949
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$83,719$34,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,323$27,773
Human Resources Management and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$78,545$28,983
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,568$35,559
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$70,296$24,625
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$69,076$26,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$68,274$27,000
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree$67,795$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$60,198$24,125
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,883$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$57,381Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$55,701$23,269
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$54,561$26,885
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$49,508Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$48,349$25,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$47,141$26,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$45,620Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$43,734$27,000
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$35,945$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$34,304

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.