Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts

Saint Louis, MO · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$379,328 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
−148%Modeled 10-year ROI
$32,722Observed 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
−$379,328at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$256,5480
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4
6
8
−$379,32810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$14,332
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,332
Sticker price
Average net price$19,137
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$24,808
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,137Average net price / year
$24,808Cost of attendance
$32,722Median earnings · year 5 after completion
14.3%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
89Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

26thEarnings percentile
2thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$20,580Year 1
$39,939Year 4
$32,722Year 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.

1Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$40,2882General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$37,244

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MO

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Springfield, MO

Bryan University

Annual net price
$20,053
Observed earnings · year 5
$31,560
Modeled 10-year ROI
-152%
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Earth City, MO

Midwest Institute

Annual net price
$18,509
Observed earnings · year 5
$31,008
Modeled 10-year ROI
-155%
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Skin Institute

Annual net price
$17,400
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,909
Modeled 10-year ROI
-144%
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Springfield, MO

WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield

Annual net price
$15,417
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,677
Modeled 10-year ROI
-147%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$40,288Not available
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$37,244Not 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.