10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$201,824at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Anderson University
⌖ Anderson, IN · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$201,824 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.
35.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−72%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,826Observed 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
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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
$25,021Average net price / year
$51,585Cost of attendance
$52,826Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.8%Completion rate
79.3%Admission rate
1,057Student 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
$42,733Year 1
$54,833Year 4
$52,826Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$97,8112Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,5073Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,5254Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$68,6445Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$55,7366Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$51,7487Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$51,1728Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$50,717Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
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Taylor University
- Annual net price
- $24,865
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,838
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Franklin College
- Annual net price
- $22,855
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,315
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
Holy Cross College
- Annual net price
- $26,728
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,665
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
Indiana Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $23,206
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,180
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
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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.