Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Hondros College of Nursing

Columbus, OH · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$112,706 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.

16.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−40%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,135Observed 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
−$112,706at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$284,0560
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4
6
8
−$112,70610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 16.6 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$14,817
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,817
Sticker price
Average net price$26,014
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$30,681
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$26,014Average net price / year
$30,681Cost of attendance
$62,135Median earnings · year 5 after completion
20.9%Completion rate
85.3%Admission rate
3,857Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

82thEarnings percentile
5thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$55,814Year 1
$68,894Year 4
$62,135Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$85,3572Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$81,3793Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,585

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$28,785
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$85,357$42,803
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$81,379$40,774
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,585$22,120

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.