10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$101,242at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Elizabethtown College
⌖ Elizabethtown, PA · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$101,242 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.
15.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−35%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,515Observed 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
$26,598Average net price / year
$50,865Cost of attendance
$63,515Median earnings · year 5 after completion
76.2%Completion rate
77.9%Admission rate
1,868Student 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
$47,777Year 1
$66,236Year 4
$63,515Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$108,7732Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree$88,1043Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$83,0754Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$73,5425Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$73,3586Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$70,0477Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$69,6148Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$65,756Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
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Lebanon Valley College
- Annual net price
- $26,979
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,999
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
Washington & Jefferson College
- Annual net price
- $25,002
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,052
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
- Annual net price
- $25,163
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,048
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Neumann University
- Annual net price
- $27,804
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,698
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $108,773 | Not available |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $88,104 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $83,075 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,542 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $73,358 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $70,047 | Not available |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $69,614 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $65,756 | $22,382 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $63,073 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,837 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $54,337 | $27,000 |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,224 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,514 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,359 | $27,000 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Computational Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $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.