10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$30,652at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Providence College
⌖ Providence, RI · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$30,652 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.
10.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−8%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,344Observed 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
$48,523Average net price / year
$80,466Cost of attendance
$79,344Median earnings · year 5 after completion
85.8%Completion rate
50.9%Admission rate
4,229Student 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
$53,409Year 1
$83,143Year 4
$79,344Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$120,1182Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$103,2453Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$103,0214Economics · Bachelor's Degree$95,5905Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$93,7576Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$90,5037Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$89,6298Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$86,228Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in RI
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.
Smithfield, RI
Bryant University
- Annual net price
- $41,219
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $88,644
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +27%
Salve Regina University
- Annual net price
- $36,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,695
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Roger Williams University
- Annual net price
- $37,999
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,058
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Rhode Island School of Design
- Annual net price
- $50,507
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,302
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $120,118 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $103,245 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $103,021 | $27,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $95,590 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $93,757 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $90,503 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,629 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $86,228 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $85,119 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,956 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $75,637 | $27,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $73,165 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $70,356 | Not available |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,281 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $66,545 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,750 | $27,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $64,017 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,746 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,736 | $25,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $62,111 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $54,927 | $27,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.