Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$201,464 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.

43.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−77%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,076Observed 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
−$201,464at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$262,2240
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4
6
8
−$201,46410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 43.2 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$33,650
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$33,650
Sticker price
Average net price$20,556
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$47,025
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,556Average net price / year
$47,025Cost of attendance
$51,076Median earnings · year 5 after completion
52.0%Completion rate
85.8%Admission rate
915Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

64thEarnings percentile
40thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,242Year 1
$52,647Year 4
$51,076Year 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.

1Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,9672Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$71,2693Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$65,4714Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$54,1005Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$52,3296Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$51,6847Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$50,6268Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$46,402

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OH

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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Malone University

Annual net price
$20,948
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,448
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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Delaware, OH

Ohio Wesleyan University

Annual net price
$20,897
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,040
Modeled 10-year ROI
-73%
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Annual net price
$21,369
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,341
Modeled 10-year ROI
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University of Northwestern Ohio

Annual net price
$21,807
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,405
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$84,967$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$71,269Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,471$27,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$54,100Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$52,329$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,684$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,626$27,000
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,402$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$39,600$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
CriminologyBachelor's DegreeNot 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.