Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$94,214 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.

14.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,077Observed 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
−$94,214at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$294,9840
2
4
6
8
−$94,21410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 14.7 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$50,500
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$50,500
Sticker price
Average net price$28,746
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$65,827
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,746Average net price / year
$65,827Cost of attendance
$65,077Median earnings · year 5 after completion
78.5%Completion rate
80.9%Admission rate
2,274Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

86thEarnings percentile
79thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,352Year 1
$67,580Year 4
$65,077Year 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 · Master's Degree$92,0502Economics · Bachelor's Degree$91,3863Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$91,1244Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$88,8245Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,5466Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,7287Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$78,2728Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$73,881

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

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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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Annual net price
$24,204
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,313
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$25,243
Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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$32,997
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$92,050Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$91,386$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$91,124Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$88,824$23,250
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$86,546$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$84,728$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$78,272$26,923
MarketingBachelor's Degree$73,881$27,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,144$20,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$69,024$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$65,098$27,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$62,761Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$62,739Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$62,270$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$57,377$23,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$57,173$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,870$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$54,493Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$50,614Not available
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,493$26,188
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,791$27,000
PhilosophyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
ChemistryBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
HistoryBachelor'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.