10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$26,898at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Mount Saint Mary's University
⌖ Los Angeles, CA · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$26,898 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+10%Modeled 10-year ROI
$74,255Observed 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
$21,413Average net price / year
$66,726Cost of attendance
$74,255Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.3%Completion rate
73.1%Admission rate
1,719Student 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
$62,833Year 1
$79,546Year 4
$74,255Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$119,0502Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$109,9383Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$109,5444Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Bachelor's Degree$105,0245Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$95,3856Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$79,0537Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,4498Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$69,430Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
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.
San Diego, CA
National University
- Annual net price
- $22,878
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,353
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Pomona College
- Annual net price
- $19,285
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,623
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +11%
University of the Pacific
- Annual net price
- $25,447
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $76,827
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +13%
Saint Mary's College of California
- Annual net price
- $30,378
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $74,189
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -3%
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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.