Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$80,918 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.

13.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−25%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,695Observed 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
−$80,918at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$327,8680
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4
6
8
−$80,91810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 13.3 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$50,100
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$50,100
Sticker price
Average net price$36,967
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$70,630
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$36,967Average net price / year
$70,630Cost of attendance
$69,695Median earnings · year 5 after completion
76.9%Completion rate
68.2%Admission rate
2,121Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

90thEarnings percentile
77thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$53,383Year 1
$70,451Year 4
$69,695Year 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.

1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$116,4952Criminal Justice and Corrections · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$104,5923Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$92,7524Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$89,7895Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$89,6576Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,1027Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$76,5998Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,694

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Bristol, RI

Roger Williams University

Annual net price
$37,999
Observed earnings · year 5
$68,058
Modeled 10-year ROI
-31%
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East Greenwich, RI

New England Institute of Technology

Annual net price
$36,483
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,222
Modeled 10-year ROI
-56%
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Providence, RI

Providence College

Annual net price
$48,523
Observed earnings · year 5
$79,344
Modeled 10-year ROI
-8%
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Smithfield, RI

Bryant University

Annual net price
$41,219
Observed earnings · year 5
$88,644
Modeled 10-year ROI
+27%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$116,495Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsPost-baccalaureate Certificate$104,592$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$92,752Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$89,789Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$89,657$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$89,102$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,599$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,694$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,320Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$67,622$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$67,416Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPost-baccalaureate Certificate$66,925Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$66,226Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$65,346$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$65,220$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,121$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$59,178$27,000
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$57,837$27,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$48,067Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Security Science and TechnologyPost-baccalaureate CertificateNot available$27,000
Social WorkBachelor'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.