Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Marywood University

Scranton, PA · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$169,532 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.

26.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−62%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,402Observed 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
−$169,532at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$273,5520
2
4
6
8
−$169,53210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 26.3 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$41,420
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,420
Sticker price
Average net price$23,388
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,582
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,388Average net price / year
$55,582Cost of attendance
$55,402Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.7%Completion rate
60.6%Admission rate
1,784Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
70thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,928Year 1
$60,125Year 4
$55,402Year 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.

1Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$130,6822Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$130,6213Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,9154Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$73,5005Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,4566Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Bachelor's Degree$69,8727Architecture · Bachelor's Degree$67,1788Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$64,701

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.

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Saint Vincent College

Annual net price
$23,510
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,756
Modeled 10-year ROI
-57%
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Juniata College

Annual net price
$23,988
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,474
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$20,794
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,003
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Allegheny College

Annual net price
$22,940
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,614
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$130,682$25,125
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$130,621Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$92,915$36,489
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$73,500Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,456$26,773
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,872$24,187
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$67,178$31,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$64,701Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$61,536Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$60,829Not available
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's Degree$60,190Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$59,776Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$58,825Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,765$27,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree$56,476$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$55,906Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$55,421Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$54,861Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$50,310Not available
Interior ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$50,266Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,229$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$49,106$26,996
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,088$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,362

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.