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Saint Xavier University

⌖ Chicago, IL · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$47,130 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.

12.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,675Observed 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
−$47,130at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$223,8800
2
4
6
8
−$47,13010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.7 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$37,940
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$37,940
Sticker price
Average net price$10,970
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$43,244
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$10,970Average net price / year
$43,244Cost of attendance
$62,675Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.6%Completion rate
84.3%Admission rate
3,096Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

83thEarnings percentile
47thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,272Year 1
$66,961Year 4
$62,675Year 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$117,2892Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree$102,4783Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$100,8924Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$91,2035Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$87,1706Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$75,1807Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$75,1388Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$75,023

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$117,289Not available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's Degree$102,478Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$100,892Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$91,203Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$87,170$27,188
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$75,180$23,326
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$75,138$26,040
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$75,023$23,326
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$69,420Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$65,447$26,845
MarketingBachelor's Degree$65,330$26,047
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,233$16,420
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$64,421Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$59,820$26,939
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$58,097$29,854
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$57,296Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$56,414$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$54,826$31,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$53,898$27,194
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$50,221$22,280
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,273$25,740
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$44,312$26,311
Computer ScienceBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,716
SociologyBachelor's DegreeNot 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.