Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$156,480 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.

23.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,756Observed 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
−$156,480at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$274,0400
2
4
6
8
−$156,48010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 23.3 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$42,396
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$42,396
Sticker price
Average net price$23,510
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$56,752
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,510Average net price / year
$56,752Cost of attendance
$56,756Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.6%Completion rate
61.7%Admission rate
1,259Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

75thEarnings percentile
65thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,712Year 1
$56,796Year 4
$56,756Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$229,6212Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,4783Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree$84,1804Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$81,1325Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$73,5846Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$71,3637Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$62,7268Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$62,330

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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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Marywood University

Annual net price
$23,388
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,402
Modeled 10-year ROI
-62%
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Allegheny College

Annual net price
$22,940
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,614
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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Annual net price
$23,093
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,082
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Juniata College

Annual net price
$23,988
Observed earnings · year 5
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$229,621Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$84,478$26,797
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree$84,180$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$81,132$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$73,584$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,363Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$62,726$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$62,330$27,000
CriminologyMaster's Degree$61,908Not available
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$57,335Not available
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$52,788$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$51,241$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,904$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,411$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,341$27,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$42,494$27,000
Natural SciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot 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.