Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Corban University

Salem, OR · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$253,640 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.

75.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−87%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,850Observed 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
−$253,640at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$292,1400
2
4
6
8
−$253,64010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 75.9 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$40,280
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,280
Sticker price
Average net price$28,035
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$52,019
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,035Average net price / year
$52,019Cost of attendance
$48,850Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.6%Completion rate
93.9%Admission rate
678Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

59thEarnings percentile
53thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,633Year 1
$48,593Year 4
$48,850Year 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.

1Psychology, General · Master's Degree$61,9332Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$60,7193Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$60,5894Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,0805Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$47,8156Theological and Ministerial Studies · Bachelor's Degree$43,3037Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$42,2438English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,779

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OR

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.

Salem, OR

Willamette University

Annual net price
$25,121
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,960
Modeled 10-year ROI
-68%
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Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College

Annual net price
$36,013
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,194
Modeled 10-year ROI
-78%
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Portland, OR

Warner Pacific University

Annual net price
$25,629
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,144
Modeled 10-year ROI
-53%
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Portland, OR

Reed College

Annual net price
$33,013
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,263
Modeled 10-year ROI
-64%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$61,933Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$60,719$21,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$60,589Not available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,080$23,562
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,815$23,000
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree$43,303Not available
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,243$26,528
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$36,779$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.