10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$200,036at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Millikin University
⌖ Decatur, IL · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$200,036 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
39.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−75%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,792Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$21,989Average net price / year
$57,475Cost of attendance
$27,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$51,792Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.9%Completion rate
66.7%Admission rate
1,382Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$40,104Year 1
$54,115Year 4
$51,792Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$324,6552Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$85,4193Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$82,2004Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$71,4895Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$71,3996Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$70,8377Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,8348Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$60,804Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree · $324,655 reported+135%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $64,834 reported+13%vs same-degree national median$20,631federal debt3Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · $71,489 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt4MarketingBachelor's Degree · $71,399 reported+3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · $52,910 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt6Social WorkBachelor's Degree · $52,870 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt
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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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- Annual net price
- $20,359
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,581
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Trinity Christian College
- Annual net price
- $19,125
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,698
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Illinois College
- Annual net price
- $18,298
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,547
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
Moody Bible Institute
- Annual net price
- $22,221
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,456
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $324,655 | Not available | 16 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $85,419 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,200 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $71,489 | $27,000 | 21 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,399 | Not available | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $70,837 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,834 | $20,631 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,804 | $28,320 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $52,910 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,870 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $48,665 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $45,797 | $27,340 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,444 | $21,149 | Not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $43,858 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,388 | $26,996 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $38,666 | $27,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.