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CUNY Hostos Community College

⌖ Bronx, NY · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$224,318 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.

—Modeled economic break-even
−111%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,687Observed 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
−$224,318at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$201,1880
2
4
6
8
−$224,31810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$5,254
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,134
Sticker price
Average net price$5,297
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,069
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,297Average net price / year
$13,069Cost of attendance
$42,687Median earnings · year 5 after completion
16.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,900Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

44thEarnings percentile
2thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,041Year 1
$45,126Year 4
$42,687Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$102,9722Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$92,7983Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$79,3574Business Operations Support and Assistant Services · Associate's Degree$46,9385Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$43,6096Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$43,4437Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$43,2968Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$41,454

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

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Observed earnings · year 5
$42,328
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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$5,606
Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Observed earnings · year 5
$43,476
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$102,972$11,433
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$92,798$10,250
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$79,357$14,400
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$46,938Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$43,609$6,256
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$43,443$9,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$43,296$6,549
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,454$7,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$40,022$10,425
Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's Degree$37,783$5,500
Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's Degree$33,591Not available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$32,779Not available
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$32,772Not available
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$30,848Not available

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.