10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$55,072at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Ohio Northern University
⌖ Ada, OH · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$55,072 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.
12.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−20%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,284Observed 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
$24,478Average net price / year
$53,580Cost of attendance
$67,284Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.5%Completion rate
74.4%Admission rate
2,489Student 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
$51,540Year 1
$72,080Year 4
$67,284Year 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.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$132,4352Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$89,6973Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$85,8024Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,9165Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$83,1576Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$79,6737Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$77,7348Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$72,121Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
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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Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Annual net price
- $24,204
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,313
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Kettering College
- Annual net price
- $21,650
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,846
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Franklin University
- Annual net price
- $25,243
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,041
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -36%
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
- Annual net price
- $19,622
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,781
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -12%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $132,435 | Not available |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $89,697 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,802 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,916 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,157 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $79,673 | $25,961 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $77,734 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $72,121 | $27,000 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $69,823 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,802 | $26,970 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $66,757 | $26,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $59,597 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $52,606 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $48,289 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $34,445 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,500 |
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.