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The University of Findlay

⌖ Findlay, OH · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$144,344 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.

20.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−50%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,454Observed 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
−$144,344at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$288,8840
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4
6
8
−$144,34410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 20.0 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$41,164
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,164
Sticker price
Average net price$27,221
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$54,580
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,221Average net price / year
$54,580Cost of attendance
$59,454Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.9%Completion rate
83.4%Admission rate
2,223Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

79thEarnings percentile
49thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,263Year 1
$60,876Year 4
$59,454Year 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$132,6092Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$117,9243Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Master's Degree$107,2854Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$100,2365Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$94,1316Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$78,4197Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$73,3978Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$72,049

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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$132,609Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$117,924Not available
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree$107,285Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$100,236Not available
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$94,131$26,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$78,419Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$73,397$31,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$72,049Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$71,024$19,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,025Not available
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsMaster's Degree$68,501Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$68,336$25,412
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,815$28,421
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$63,397$27,000
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$55,409Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,419$27,000
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$47,760$26,000
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree$46,977$26,000
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$46,798$26,155
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesBachelor's Degree$46,301$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$40,822$23,125
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,250

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.