Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$90,974 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.

15.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−36%Modeled 10-year ROI
$61,181Observed 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
−$90,974at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$252,7840
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4
6
8
−$90,97410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.6 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$36,460
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,460
Sticker price
Average net price$18,196
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$47,223
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,196Average net price / year
$47,223Cost of attendance
$61,181Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.0%Completion rate
96.0%Admission rate
1,567Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

81thEarnings percentile
45thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,834Year 1
$62,831Year 4
$61,181Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$125,1262Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$120,3613Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$87,4464Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$87,1515Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,6806Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,8287Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$72,0088Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,794

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IN

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.

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University

Annual net price
$18,578
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,060
Modeled 10-year ROI
-21%
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Plymouth, IN

Marian University-Ancilla

Annual net price
$19,463
Observed earnings · year 5
$64,193
Modeled 10-year ROI
-26%
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Angola, IN

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses

Annual net price
$15,788
Observed earnings · year 5
$63,278
Modeled 10-year ROI
-25%
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Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis

Annual net price
$21,602
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,228
Modeled 10-year ROI
-47%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$125,126Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$120,361Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$87,446Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$87,151Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$81,680$30,849
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$76,828$34,290
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,008$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,794Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$57,857$19,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,695$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$43,989Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$43,577Not available
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$40,619$27,000
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$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.