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West Liberty University

⌖ West Liberty, WV · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$243,324 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.

—Modeled economic break-even
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,814Observed 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
−$243,324at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$241,4640
2
4
6
8
−$243,32410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$8,893
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$17,442
Sticker price
Average net price$15,366
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,809
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,366Average net price / year
$23,809Cost of attendance
$44,814Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.5%Completion rate
97.3%Admission rate
1,511Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

48thEarnings percentile
52thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,588Year 1
$48,985Year 4
$44,814Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$119,0942Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$82,1173Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$64,1754Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$61,8015Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$60,8126Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$56,6917Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$53,7078Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$50,824

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WV

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Glenville, WV

Glenville State University

Annual net price
$14,006
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,720
Modeled 10-year ROI
-101%
Open college profile →Athens, WV

Concord University

Annual net price
$9,966
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,066
Modeled 10-year ROI
-100%
Open college profile →New Cumberland, WV

John D Rockefeller IV Career Center

Annual net price
$19,229
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,675
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
Open college profile →Institute, WV

West Virginia State University

Annual net price
$11,139
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,015
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$119,094Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$82,117$29,408
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$64,175Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$61,801$27,000
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$60,812$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,691$22,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$53,707$28,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$50,824$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$50,811Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$50,061$31,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$47,212Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$46,799Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$45,353$26,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,539$26,139
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,532Not available

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.