10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$367,878at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Sarah Lawrence College
⌖ Bronxville, NY · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$367,878 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,787Observed 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
$41,437Average net price / year
$82,467Cost of attendance
$42,787Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.3%Completion rate
61.7%Admission rate
1,530Student 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
$26,788Year 1
$50,184Year 4
$42,787Year 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.
1Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$100,7142Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Master's Degree$51,0843Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$48,2254Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$45,406Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Hyde Park, NY
Culinary Institute of America
- Annual net price
- $36,113
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,127
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -109%
Marymount Manhattan College
- Annual net price
- $36,861
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,734
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Bard College
- Annual net price
- $34,649
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,767
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Simon's Rock at Bard College
- Annual net price
- $31,625
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,767
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $100,714 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $51,084 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $48,225 | $24,245 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $45,406 | Not available |
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.