10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$38,216at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Colgate University
⌖ Hamilton, NY · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$38,216 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.
8.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+13%Modeled 10-year ROI
$78,336Observed 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
$28,786Average net price / year
$87,070Cost of attendance
$78,336Median earnings · year 5 after completion
91.2%Completion rate
13.9%Admission rate
3,180Student 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
$46,979Year 1
$77,917Year 4
$78,336Year 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.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$161,9802Economics · Bachelor's Degree$128,8873Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$83,1884Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$81,8025International Relations and National Security Studies · Bachelor's Degree$77,1996History · Bachelor's Degree$75,7847Natural Resources Conservation and Research · Bachelor's Degree$70,7608English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,702Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Clinton, NY
Hamilton College
- Annual net price
- $28,985
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $77,354
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +9%
Barnard College
- Annual net price
- $28,800
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,860
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
Wagner College
- Annual net price
- $28,241
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $80,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +21%
Pace University
- Annual net price
- $30,892
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,270
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +13%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $161,980 | $16,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $128,887 | $17,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $83,188 | $16,250 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,802 | $16,900 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $77,199 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $75,784 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $70,760 | $17,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,702 | $15,875 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,996 | $14,730 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,530 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $15,350 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,250 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,000 |
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.