10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$170,654at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Arcadia University
⌖ Glenside, PA · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$170,654 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
23.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,721Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$29,466Average net price / year
$64,645Cost of attendance
$27,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$57,721Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.7%Completion rate
80.2%Admission rate
1,948Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$35,515Year 1
$60,044Year 4
$57,721Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$132,6122Public Health · Master's Degree$116,6313International Business · Master's Degree$95,3374Genetics · Master's Degree$93,4225Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$88,5146Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$86,1167Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$84,0218Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$73,901Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Public HealthMaster's Degree · $116,631 reported+41%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $73,377 reported+28%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt3Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree · $88,514 reported+23%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4HistoryBachelor's Degree · $56,331 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $55,517 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt6Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree · $69,227 reported+8%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Pittsburgh, PA
Chatham University
- Annual net price
- $29,954
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,327
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
Bryn Mawr College
- Annual net price
- $31,759
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,709
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Susquehanna University
- Annual net price
- $28,819
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,913
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Alvernia University
- Annual net price
- $28,138
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,530
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $132,612 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $116,631 | Not available | Not reported |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $95,337 | Not available | Not reported |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | $93,422 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $88,514 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $86,116 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $84,021 | Not available | 239 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $73,901 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,377 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $69,227 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $68,618 | Not available | Not reported |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $67,378 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,995 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $62,167 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $61,242 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,441 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $58,788 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,331 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,517 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $55,263 | Not available | Not reported |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,307 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $52,358 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,772 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,802 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,740 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $39,087 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,489 | $26,975 | Not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.