Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Iona University

New Rochelle, NY · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$48,082 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.

11.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−16%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,867Observed 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
−$48,082at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$296,7520
2
4
6
8
−$48,08210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 11.9 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$47,260
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$47,260
Sticker price
Average net price$29,188
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$60,247
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$29,188Average net price / year
$60,247Cost of attendance
$69,867Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.0%Completion rate
86.9%Admission rate
2,951Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

90thEarnings percentile
46thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,168Year 1
$69,776Year 4
$69,867Year 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$108,5192Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$107,9963International Business · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$100,2974Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$98,7995Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$89,3596Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,1287Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$81,7908Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,352

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.

Queens, NY

St. John's University-New York

Annual net price
$29,999
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,559
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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Rochester, NY

St. John Fisher University

Annual net price
$28,945
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,453
Modeled 10-year ROI
-27%
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Loudonville, NY

Siena University

Annual net price
$33,733
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,406
Modeled 10-year ROI
-23%
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Geneva, NY

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Annual net price
$31,563
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,994
Modeled 10-year ROI
-28%
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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$108,519Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$107,996Not available
International BusinessPost-baccalaureate Certificate$100,297Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$98,799Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$89,359$25,363
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$84,128$22,656
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$81,790Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,352$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,790$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$69,542$24,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$68,088Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$66,417$25,749
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$60,525$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$59,151$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$58,688$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$58,650$26,954
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$57,669$24,990
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,062
ChemistryBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,661

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.