10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$80,214at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
SUNY College at Geneseo
⌖ Geneseo, NY · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$80,214 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.
14.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,263Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$18,211Average net price / year
$27,709Cost of attendance
$62,263Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.5%Completion rate
66.5%Admission rate
3,869Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$36,648Year 1
$63,560Year 4
$62,263Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Economics · Bachelor's Degree$84,5292Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,1773Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$78,2864Physics · Bachelor's Degree$77,5755Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree$75,8936Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$70,1177Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$66,8528Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$66,670Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Albany, NY
University at Albany
- Annual net price
- $17,167
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
SUNY Oneonta
- Annual net price
- $19,158
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,485
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
State University of New York at Cortland
- Annual net price
- $22,345
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,759
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
State University of New York at New Paltz
- Annual net price
- $18,809
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,166
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,529 | $20,824 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,177 | $18,437 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $78,286 | $20,500 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,575 | $18,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $75,893 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,117 | $19,450 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $66,852 | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $66,670 | $19,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,435 | $21,519 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,234 | $21,226 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,577 | $21,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $62,420 | $23,000 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $59,528 | $14,575 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,972 | $22,250 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $55,018 | $24,275 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $54,908 | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $54,725 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $52,354 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,551 | $23,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,460 | $23,500 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,216 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,986 |
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.