10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$203,412at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Vassar College
⌖ Poughkeepsie, NY · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$203,412 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.
25.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,396Observed 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
$39,343Average net price / year
$87,419Cost of attendance
$58,396Median earnings · year 5 after completion
91.1%Completion rate
18.6%Admission rate
2,444Student 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
$34,993Year 1
$61,818Year 4
$58,396Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$124,4692Economics · Bachelor's Degree$102,5843Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$69,9424Research and Experimental Psychology · Bachelor's Degree$65,0955International Relations and National Security Studies · Bachelor's Degree$63,5916Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$63,4187Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$61,3598Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$61,106Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca College
- Annual net price
- $33,926
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,052
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
Hartwick College
- Annual net price
- $31,320
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Skidmore College
- Annual net price
- $32,297
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,651
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Touro University
- Annual net price
- $29,627
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,185
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $124,469 | $17,037 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $102,584 | $19,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $69,942 | $17,500 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,095 | $19,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,591 | $20,232 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $63,418 | $18,985 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $61,359 | $18,652 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,106 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,461 | $19,000 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $59,930 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,814 | $19,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,163 | $18,250 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,839 | $19,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,359 | $19,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,956 | $17,993 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $40,165 | $20,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $18,593 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,500 |
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.