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Friends University

⌖ Wichita, KS · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$202,650 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.

33.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,821Observed 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
−$202,650at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$290,8600
2
4
6
8
−$202,65010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 33.0 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$34,192
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,192
Sticker price
Average net price$27,715
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$50,482
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,715Average net price / year
$50,482Cost of attendance
$53,821Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.4%Completion rate
55.2%Admission rate
1,048Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

70thEarnings percentile
29thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,917Year 1
$57,698Year 4
$53,821Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$84,6402Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$82,8863Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$78,0624Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$74,0635Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$70,9996Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$63,7017Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$62,9888Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$59,653

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$84,640Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$82,886Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$78,062Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$74,063$33,875
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$70,999Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,701$31,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$62,988Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$59,653Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$59,387Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,375$21,527
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$45,032$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$42,940$26,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$42,257Not available
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree$39,329$19,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$31,500
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$46,619

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.