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Clarkson University

⌖ Potsdam, NY · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$147,600 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

6.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+49%Modeled 10-year ROI
$89,882Observed 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
+$147,600at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$301,2200
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4
6
8
+$147,60010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 6.7 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$59,398
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$59,398
Sticker price
Average net price$30,305
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$79,022
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$30,305Average net price / year
$79,022Cost of attendance
$89,882Median earnings · year 5 after completion
74.9%Completion rate
77.4%Admission rate
2,196Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

97thEarnings percentile
74thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$72,875Year 1
$91,312Year 4
$89,882Year 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$140,3592Engineering-Related Fields · Master's Degree$130,4543Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$109,6014Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$108,6045Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$107,7906Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$107,6117Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$103,1328Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$98,831

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

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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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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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$79,270
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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$140,359Not available
Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degree$130,454Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree$109,601Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$108,604Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$107,790$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$107,611Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$103,132$25,990
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$98,831Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$97,750$26,926
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,614$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$93,152$24,757
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$93,132$26,006
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree$91,066$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$90,286$27,000
Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree$88,793$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$86,919Not available
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$82,387$27,000
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree$77,891$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$77,791$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$73,359$25,813
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$70,324Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$61,751Not available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot 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.