Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

New York, NY · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$130,680 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

7.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+37%Modeled 10-year ROI
$93,346Observed 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
+$130,680at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$352,7800
2
4
6
8
+$130,68010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 7.3 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$67,357
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$67,357
Sticker price
Average net price$43,195
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$85,945
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$43,195Average net price / year
$85,945Cost of attendance
$93,346Median earnings · year 5 after completion
90.3%Completion rate
48.6%Admission rate
172Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

98thEarnings percentile
92thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$60,802Year 1
Not availableYear 4
$93,346Year 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.

1Religion/Religious Studies · First Professional Degree$122,2502Religion/Religious Studies · Bachelor's Degree$74,060

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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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Religion/Religious StudiesFirst Professional Degree$122,250Not available
Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's Degree$74,060$16,750

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.