Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$35,598 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.

8.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+14%Modeled 10-year ROI
$74,733Observed 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
+$35,598at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$261,7320
2
4
6
8
+$35,59810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.8 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$34,940
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,940
Sticker price
Average net price$20,433
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$48,539
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,433Average net price / year
$48,539Cost of attendance
$74,733Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.5%Completion rate
81.4%Admission rate
1,258Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

93thEarnings percentile
63thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$72,949Year 1
$84,182Year 4
$74,733Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$126,2312Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$124,2003Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$114,9634Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$114,7375Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$101,2696Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$90,8917Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$78,0898Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$66,182

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Bronx, NY

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Annual net price
$21,696
Observed earnings · year 5
$73,472
Modeled 10-year ROI
+7%
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Old Westbury, NY

New York Institute of Technology

Annual net price
$22,443
Observed earnings · year 5
$76,175
Modeled 10-year ROI
+16%
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Utica, NY

Utica University

Annual net price
$19,108
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,267
Modeled 10-year ROI
+2%
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Elmira, NY

Arnot Ogden Medical Center

Annual net price
$20,068
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,988
Modeled 10-year ROI
-4%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$126,231Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$124,200Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$114,963Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$114,737$42,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$101,269Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$90,891$30,997
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$78,089Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,182$25,125
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$65,409Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$63,979$31,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$61,801$26,250
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's Degree$61,412Not available
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,998$30,750
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$56,053$25,000
ChiropracticDoctoral Degree$51,918Not 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.