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Shenandoah University

⌖ Winchester, VA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$142,092 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.

18.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−47%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,910Observed 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
−$142,092at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$301,1920
2
4
6
8
−$142,09210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.9 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$36,950
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,950
Sticker price
Average net price$30,298
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$51,928
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$30,298Average net price / year
$51,928Cost of attendance
$60,910Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.8%Completion rate
77.0%Admission rate
2,116Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

81thEarnings percentile
63thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$47,589Year 1
$65,784Year 4
$60,910Year 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 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$155,1362Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$136,6373Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$112,8294Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$91,9965Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,0966Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$87,9087Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$72,2338Education, General · Master's Degree$68,709

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

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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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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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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 NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate$155,136Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$136,637Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$112,829Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$91,996Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$91,096$29,749
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$87,908Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$72,233Not available
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$68,709Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,673$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,070$23,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$64,373$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$63,290$25,810
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,144$26,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$54,490$20,750
MusicMaster's Degree$42,787Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$40,457$27,000
MusicBachelor's Degree$30,758$25,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Public HealthBachelor'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.