Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, MD · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$5,446 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.

10.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−2%Modeled 10-year ROI
$70,123Observed 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
−$5,446at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$256,6760
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4
6
8
−$5,44610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.2 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$43,360
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$43,360
Sticker price
Average net price$19,169
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$59,320
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,169Average net price / year
$59,320Cost of attendance
$70,123Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.0%Completion rate
82.2%Admission rate
709Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

90thEarnings percentile
38thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$63,392Year 1
$75,732Year 4
$70,123Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$130,1092Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$121,9553Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$98,5874Education, General · Master's Degree$72,4805Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$71,2976Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$69,5997English Language and Literature, General · Master's Degree$68,7608Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$63,218

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MD

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.

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St. Mary's University

Annual net price
$22,655
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,027
Modeled 10-year ROI
-22%
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Owings Mills, MD

Stevenson University

Annual net price
$26,505
Observed earnings · year 5
$67,174
Modeled 10-year ROI
-22%
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Frederick, MD

Hood College

Annual net price
$20,873
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,197
Modeled 10-year ROI
-39%
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Takoma Park, MD

Washington Adventist University

Annual net price
$18,526
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,606
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$130,109Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$121,955Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$98,587$26,000
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$72,480Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$71,297Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$69,599Not available
English Language and Literature, GeneralMaster's Degree$68,760Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$63,218Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$55,294$28,000

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.