Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Lycoming College

Williamsport, PA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$175,400 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.

31.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−68%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,116Observed 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
−$175,400at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$256,5600
2
4
6
8
−$175,40010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 31.6 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$50,029
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$50,029
Sticker price
Average net price$19,140
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$64,105
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,140Average net price / year
$64,105Cost of attendance
$53,116Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.6%Completion rate
74.1%Admission rate
996Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

68thEarnings percentile
52thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,613Year 1
$57,353Year 4
$53,116Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$66,0562Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,5523Criminology · Bachelor's Degree$61,1444Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,0815Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$34,9366Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$33,916

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in PA

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.

New Wilmington, PA

Westminster College

Annual net price
$19,859
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,025
Modeled 10-year ROI
-69%
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Erie, PA

Mercyhurst University

Annual net price
$19,444
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,189
Modeled 10-year ROI
-72%
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Rosemont, PA

Rosemont College

Annual net price
$20,150
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,584
Modeled 10-year ROI
-63%
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Pittsburgh, PA

Rosedale Technical College

Annual net price
$19,760
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,528
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,056$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$64,552$26,837
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$61,144$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,081$27,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$34,936$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$33,916$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.