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Northwest University

⌖ Kirkland, WA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$75,242 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.

13.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−28%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,391Observed 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
−$75,242at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$269,1520
2
4
6
8
−$75,24210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 13.9 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$36,035
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,035
Sticker price
Average net price$22,288
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$50,501
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,288Average net price / year
$50,501Cost of attendance
$64,391Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.8%Completion rate
83.2%Admission rate
645Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

85thEarnings percentile
69thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,118Year 1
$58,404Year 4
$64,391Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$107,7512Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,6733Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$77,6414Education, General · Master's Degree$74,5505Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$72,3436Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$58,1347Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$56,1368Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,357

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$107,751Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$89,673$25,893
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$77,641Not available
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$74,550Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$72,343$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$58,134$23,168
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$56,136Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,357$25,000
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree$52,385$26,453
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$50,851Not available
International/Globalization StudiesMaster's Degree$49,915Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$47,496$12,000
Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssociate's Degree$45,166$18,938
MusicBachelor's Degree$37,112$19,500
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,000

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.