10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$65,486at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
DePauw University
⌖ Greencastle, IN · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$65,486 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.
13.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−24%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,357Observed 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
$22,264Average net price / year
$74,320Cost of attendance
$65,357Median earnings · year 5 after completion
74.7%Completion rate
57.2%Admission rate
1,905Student 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
$42,104Year 1
$70,091Year 4
$65,357Year 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$120,0762Economics · Bachelor's Degree$94,7613Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$79,1174Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$71,6965Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$69,2286Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$63,0997Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$62,9178Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$51,983Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
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.
Marion, IN
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
- Annual net price
- $22,866
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,044
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Wabash College
- Annual net price
- $24,336
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,747
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Marian University
- Annual net price
- $24,018
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,193
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -30%
Saint Mary's College
- Annual net price
- $25,292
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,300
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $120,076 | $26,500 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $94,761 | $26,978 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $79,117 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $71,696 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $69,228 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,099 | $25,366 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,917 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,983 | $27,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,430 | $27,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,750 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,500 |
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.