Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$209,964 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.

53.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−81%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,796Observed 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
−$209,964at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$257,9240
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4
6
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−$209,96410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 53.8 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$37,845
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$37,845
Sticker price
Average net price$19,481
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$50,542
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,481Average net price / year
$50,542Cost of attendance
$49,796Median earnings · year 5 after completion
62.5%Completion rate
49.1%Admission rate
1,041Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

62thEarnings percentile
56thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,139Year 1
$52,628Year 4
$49,796Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$60,0942Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,1793Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$52,7094Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$47,149

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in ID

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.

Rexburg, ID

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Annual net price
$8,221
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,925
Modeled 10-year ROI
-53%
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Nampa, ID

Northwest Nazarene University

Annual net price
$29,580
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,213
Modeled 10-year ROI
-62%
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Boise, ID

Boise Bible College

Annual net price
$15,058
Observed earnings · year 5
$31,285
Modeled 10-year ROI
-157%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$60,094$23,250
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,179$26,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,709$21,905
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,149$24,000

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.