Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Hartwick College

Oneonta, NY · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$173,240 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.

23.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,204Observed 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
−$173,240at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$305,2800
2
4
6
8
−$173,24010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 23.1 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$54,962
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$54,962
Sticker price
Average net price$31,320
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$68,614
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$31,320Average net price / year
$68,614Cost of attendance
$58,204Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.3%Completion rate
69.6%Admission rate
1,087Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

77thEarnings percentile
42thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,264Year 1
$60,324Year 4
$58,204Year 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.

1Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$65,7652Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$62,0653Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$61,6624Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$61,608

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.

New York, NY

Touro University

Annual net price
$29,627
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,185
Modeled 10-year ROI
-56%
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Saratoga Springs, NY

Skidmore College

Annual net price
$32,297
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,651
Modeled 10-year ROI
-53%
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Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College

Annual net price
$33,926
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,052
Modeled 10-year ROI
-55%
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Saint Bonaventure, NY

St Bonaventure University

Annual net price
$27,074
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,196
Modeled 10-year ROI
-54%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
SociologyBachelor's Degree$65,765$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,065$23,250
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,662$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$61,608$25,710

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.