10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$181,754at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
⌖ Kutztown, PA · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$181,754 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.
31.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−69%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,357Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$21,331Average net price / year
$29,866Cost of attendance
$53,357Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.8%Completion rate
90.8%Admission rate
6,180Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$39,923Year 1
$55,608Year 4
$53,357Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Physics · Bachelor's Degree$74,8132Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$74,6773Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$65,9484Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$65,4075Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$64,5486Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$64,2027Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$60,6818Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$59,207Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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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.