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McKendree University

⌖ Lebanon, IL · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$131,298 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.

18.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−47%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,757Observed 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
−$131,298at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$278,8680
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4
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−$131,29810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.9 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$34,740
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,740
Sticker price
Average net price$24,717
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$48,845
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,717Average net price / year
$48,845Cost of attendance
$59,757Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.3%Completion rate
71.7%Admission rate
1,752Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

79thEarnings percentile
42thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,835Year 1
$60,630Year 4
$59,757Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$103,7252Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$89,9453Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$79,9164Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$71,1925Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$69,0026Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$65,6967Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$63,5198Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$61,988

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$103,725Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$89,945Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,916$26,534
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$71,192Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$69,002$21,203
MarketingBachelor's Degree$65,696$25,949
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,519$24,625
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$61,988Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$61,361$21,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$61,173$25,312
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$59,238$26,833
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$58,566Not available
BiopsychologyBachelor's Degree$58,057$25,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$52,784$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$52,428$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,892$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's DegreeNot available$20,500
MathematicsBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,750

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.