10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$160,864at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Loras College
⌖ Dubuque, IA · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$160,864 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.
25.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−61%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,200Observed 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
$20,716Average net price / year
$50,537Cost of attendance
$55,200Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.6%Completion rate
99.9%Admission rate
1,083Student 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
$40,870Year 1
$55,860Year 4
$55,200Year 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.
1Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$78,9892Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,8113Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$69,0104Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$65,2665Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$62,0876Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$61,9017Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$60,4118Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$57,233Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IA
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.
Fayette, IA
Upper Iowa University
- Annual net price
- $20,942
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,614
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Simpson College
- Annual net price
- $21,936
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,998
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Grand View University
- Annual net price
- $21,774
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,005
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Coe College
- Annual net price
- $18,745
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,517
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $78,989 | $24,077 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $74,811 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,010 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $65,266 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $62,087 | $26,581 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $61,901 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $60,411 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $57,233 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,036 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,789 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $47,172 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,741 | $25,166 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,984 |
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.