Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Spalding University

Louisville, KY · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$156,474 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.

22.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,549Observed 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
−$156,474at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$281,9640
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4
6
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−$156,47410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 22.5 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$29,200
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$29,200
Sticker price
Average net price$25,491
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$45,530
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,491Average net price / year
$45,530Cost of attendance
$57,549Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.7%Completion rate
99.5%Admission rate
583Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

76thEarnings percentile
40thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,340Year 1
$64,136Year 4
$57,549Year 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$117,5512Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$101,8333Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$85,7444Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,9835Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$66,6686Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$65,2887Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$63,3258Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$61,178

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in KY

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.

Crestview Hills, KY

Thomas More University

Annual net price
$21,835
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,067
Modeled 10-year ROI
-40%
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Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University

Annual net price
$21,499
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,131
Modeled 10-year ROI
-39%
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Danville, KY

Centre College

Annual net price
$20,781
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,552
Modeled 10-year ROI
-41%
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Lexington, KY

Transylvania University

Annual net price
$21,913
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,583
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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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$117,551Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree$101,833Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$85,744Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$77,983$30,750
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$66,668Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,288$31,000
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,325$31,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$61,178Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$61,096Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$59,761$27,675
Social WorkMaster's Degree$59,014Not available
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$50,326Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,460$31,750
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$36,416$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.