Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

St. John Fisher University

Rochester, NY · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$81,250 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.

13.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−27%Modeled 10-year ROI
$66,453Observed 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
−$81,250at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$295,7800
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4
6
8
−$81,25010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 13.8 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$41,190
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,190
Sticker price
Average net price$28,945
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,201
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,945Average net price / year
$55,201Cost of attendance
$66,453Median earnings · year 5 after completion
74.2%Completion rate
66.4%Admission rate
2,565Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

87thEarnings percentile
74thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$57,667Year 1
$70,456Year 4
$66,453Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$134,6732Business Administration, Management and Operations · Doctoral Degree$128,0603Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$109,4414Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$89,5255Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$86,4706Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$84,1437Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,1718Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$70,455

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Geneva, NY

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Annual net price
$31,563
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,994
Modeled 10-year ROI
-28%
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New Rochelle, NY

Iona University

Annual net price
$29,188
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,867
Modeled 10-year ROI
-16%
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Canton, NY

St Lawrence University

Annual net price
$28,651
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,947
Modeled 10-year ROI
-42%
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Queens, NY

St. John's University-New York

Annual net price
$29,999
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,559
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$134,673Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral Degree$128,060Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$109,441Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$89,525Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$86,470$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$84,143Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,171$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,455$26,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$68,086$22,701
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$61,893Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$61,816Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,201$26,000
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$60,920Not available
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$60,481$24,750
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$58,279$23,328
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$57,619Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,184$24,845
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$56,411$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$56,069$23,364
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree$54,899Not available
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,602$23,625
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,568$24,500
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$53,346Not available
HistoryBachelor's Degree$49,491$26,000

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.