10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$15,802at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Norwich University
⌖ Northfield, VT · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$15,802 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.
9.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+6%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,483Observed 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
$22,257Average net price / year
$67,357Cost of attendance
$73,483Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.2%Completion rate
74.4%Admission rate
2,428Student 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
$48,642Year 1
$75,909Year 4
$73,483Year 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.
1Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$146,5922Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$112,9483Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$104,5194Civil Engineering · Master's Degree$91,8575Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Master's Degree$90,9736Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$90,6287International Relations and National Security Studies · Master's Degree$89,9278Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$86,054Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in VT
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.
Middlebury, VT
Middlebury College
- Annual net price
- $31,483
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $77,212
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +5%
Saint Michael's College
- Annual net price
- $25,239
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,162
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Champlain College
- Annual net price
- $35,860
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,133
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Sterling College
- Annual net price
- $21,854
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,482
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -158%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $146,592 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $112,948 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $104,519 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $91,857 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $90,973 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $90,628 | $26,399 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $89,927 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,054 | $27,000 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $85,253 | Not available |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $85,184 | $8,333 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,477 | $21,500 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $76,175 | $26,363 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $75,713 | $21,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $73,203 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $71,791 | $25,636 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $71,564 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $70,269 | Not available |
| History | Master's Degree | $70,211 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $70,075 | $26,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,004 | $16,850 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $66,185 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,497 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,374 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $58,534 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $55,097 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $54,456 | $26,500 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,775 | $26,938 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $53,360 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $46,153 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,625 |
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.