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Roosevelt University

⌖ Chicago, IL · 38 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$154,586 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.

24.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−59%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,619Observed 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
−$154,586at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$260,7760
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4
6
8
−$154,58610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 24.6 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$21,315
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$21,315
Sticker price
Average net price$20,194
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$35,332
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,194Average net price / year
$35,332Cost of attendance
$55,619Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.1%Completion rate
97.2%Admission rate
2,849Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
18thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,417Year 1
$58,796Year 4
$55,619Year 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 · Doctoral Degree$139,1142Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$108,9333Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$98,8344Management Information Systems and Services · Master's Degree$98,2225Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$86,6326Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$82,1497Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$75,7168Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$73,245

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$139,114Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree$108,933Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$98,834Not available
Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree$98,222Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$86,632Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$82,149Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$75,716$31,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$73,245Not available
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$70,005$19,500
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,720$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$69,382$25,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$68,226$24,625
Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree$67,783Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$67,560Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,839$26,667
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$64,872Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,274$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$63,081$24,625
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$63,007Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,180$28,600
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$58,964$26,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$57,617$23,916
MarketingBachelor's Degree$57,573$23,869
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$54,261Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,049$26,000
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$50,026$17,499
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$48,547$28,474
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,393Not available
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$43,498Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$42,686$12,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's Degree$41,866Not available
MusicMaster's Degree$41,219Not available
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,138$15,986
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$37,748$26,000
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$35,066$13,834
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$29,529$27,000
MusicBachelor's Degree$24,232$27,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,000

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.