10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$479,988at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Princeton University
⌖ Princeton, NJ · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$479,988 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
3.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+235%Modeled 10-year ROI
$113,450Observed 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
$6,128Average net price / year
$84,040Cost of attendance
$113,450Median earnings · year 5 after completion
97.6%Completion rate
4.6%Admission rate
5,709Student 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
$72,064Year 1
$108,590Year 4
$113,450Year 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.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$217,9732Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$214,2743Economics · Bachelor's Degree$160,7634Public Policy Analysis · Master's Degree$120,1635Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$115,9276Public Policy Analysis · Bachelor's Degree$107,7927History · Doctoral Degree$90,5358Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$88,576Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NJ
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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Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
- Annual net price
- $6,838
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $123,565
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +279%
Stevens Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $41,346
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $107,922
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +82%
Saint Peter's University
- Annual net price
- $12,199
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,520
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -37%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
- Annual net price
- $15,404
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,013
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $217,973 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $214,274 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $160,763 | $11,250 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $120,163 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $115,927 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $107,792 | $10,527 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | $90,535 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $88,576 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $80,347 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,216 | Not available |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,344 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,323 | Not available |
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.