Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Huntington University

Huntington, IN · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$259,060 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,818Observed 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
−$259,060at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$257,2400
2
4
6
8
−$259,06010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$31,870
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$31,870
Sticker price
Average net price$19,310
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$42,157
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,310Average net price / year
$42,157Cost of attendance
$44,818Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.6%Completion rate
75.6%Admission rate
1,082Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

48thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,698Year 1
$52,242Year 4
$44,818Year 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.

1Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$72,8652Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$71,3103Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$59,5384Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$56,7935Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$48,4006Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$46,0737Graphic Communications · Bachelor's Degree$34,787

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IN

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.

Winona Lake, IN

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Annual net price
$19,932
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,604
Modeled 10-year ROI
-105%
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Hanover, IN

Hanover College

Annual net price
$21,829
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,827
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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Oakland City, IN

Oakland City University

Annual net price
$15,210
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,485
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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North Manchester, IN

Manchester University

Annual net price
$18,805
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,291
Modeled 10-year ROI
-71%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$72,865Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$71,310$31,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,538Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$56,793Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$48,400Not available
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$46,073$26,996
Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$34,787$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.