Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

Media, PA · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$341,610 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−136%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,979Observed 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
−$341,610at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$251,4000
2
4
6
8
−$341,61010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$14,850
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,850
Sticker price
Average net price$17,850
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,995
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$17,850Average net price / year
$23,995Cost of attendance
$35,979Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
810Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

31thEarnings percentile
5thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,061Year 1
$50,857Year 4
$35,979Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,1672Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$51,5073Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,691

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Annual net price
$20,586
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,029
Modeled 10-year ROI
-127%
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Annual net price
$19,951
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,390
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$22,051
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,560
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$20,113
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,276
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,167$24,218
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$51,507$28,560
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,691$15,115

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.