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SUNY at Fredonia

⌖ Fredonia, NY · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$193,908 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.

49.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,968Observed 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
−$193,908at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$243,5880
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4
6
8
−$193,90810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 49.0 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$8,831
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$19,771
Sticker price
Average net price$15,897
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$25,879
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,897Average net price / year
$25,879Cost of attendance
$49,968Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.2%Completion rate
77.7%Admission rate
2,755Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

62thEarnings percentile
38thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,734Year 1
$52,192Year 4
$49,968Year 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.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$88,9912Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$77,4093Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,9044Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$61,5625Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$61,2316Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$58,8207Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$58,3798Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$58,133

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$88,991$27,000
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$77,409Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,904$26,485
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$61,562Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$61,231$25,171
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$58,820$23,450
MarketingBachelor's Degree$58,379Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$58,133$25,648
MusicMaster's Degree$57,662Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$57,369$24,377
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$57,321Not available
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$55,441$26,000
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$55,315Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$55,155$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$53,292$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$53,223$24,340
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$53,149$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$51,519Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,073$22,559
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$50,671$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,763$27,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$48,388Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,043$26,891
MusicBachelor's Degree$45,794$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$45,784$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$43,087$26,500
Leisure and Recreational ActivitiesBachelor's Degree$42,292$24,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,929$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$39,770$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.