10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$272,338at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Metropolitan College of New York
⌖ New York, NY · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$272,338 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.
127.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−92%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,319Observed 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
$28,882Average net price / year
$34,203Cost of attendance
$47,319Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.0%Completion rate
90.0%Admission rate
402Student 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
$42,199Year 1
$53,658Year 4
$47,319Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$73,1092Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$70,9043Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$70,2384Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree$65,8735Community Organization and Advocacy · Bachelor's Degree$55,1626Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$52,1707Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,644Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Paul Smiths, NY
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- Annual net price
- $26,683
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,583
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
Nazareth University
- Annual net price
- $29,357
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,813
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Hilbert College
- Annual net price
- $22,723
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,646
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Marymount Manhattan College
- Annual net price
- $36,861
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,734
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $73,109 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $70,904 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $70,238 | Not available |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | $65,873 | Not available |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $55,162 | $44,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,170 | $42,655 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,644 | $39,500 |
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.