10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$79,790at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Saint Elizabeth University
⌖ Morristown, NJ · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$79,790 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.
14.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−29%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,271Observed 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
$23,125Average net price / year
$53,075Cost of attendance
$64,271Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.1%Completion rate
71.0%Admission rate
557Student 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
$53,774Year 1
$66,386Year 4
$64,271Year 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.
1Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$122,2502Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$109,2863Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$86,4084Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · Master's Degree$75,3525Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$74,4316Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$55,5737Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$53,5828Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$46,247Observed 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.
Madison, NJ
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
- Annual net price
- $22,829
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,013
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
Rider University
- Annual net price
- $24,792
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,862
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
Drew University
- Annual net price
- $24,280
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,555
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
Monmouth University
- Annual net price
- $30,988
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,295
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -33%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $122,250 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $109,286 | $27,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $86,408 | Not available |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $75,352 | Not available |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,431 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $55,573 | $24,934 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $53,582 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $46,247 | $24,548 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,484 | $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.