Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$106,264 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.

16.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−39%Modeled 10-year ROI
$61,414Observed 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
−$106,264at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$270,4040
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4
6
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−$106,26410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 16.5 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$29,750
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$29,750
Sticker price
Average net price$22,601
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$42,874
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,601Average net price / year
$42,874Cost of attendance
$61,414Median earnings · year 5 after completion
32.6%Completion rate
51.9%Admission rate
1,301Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

82thEarnings percentile
15thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,662Year 1
$53,878Year 4
$61,414Year 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$79,7912Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$76,6253Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$61,9134Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$53,6835Human Services, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$52,5386Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,9297Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$49,0778Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$46,244

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IA

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.

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Mount Mercy University

Annual net price
$20,168
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,499
Modeled 10-year ROI
-37%
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Annual net price
$19,820
Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$79,791$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$76,625Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$61,913Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,683$27,000
Human Services, GeneralNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$52,538Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,929$27,443
SociologyBachelor's Degree$49,077$28,963
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$46,244$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$45,099$32,642

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.