10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$88,092at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Assumption University
⌖ Worcester, MA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$88,092 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.
14.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−30%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,990Observed 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
$29,498Average net price / year
$65,551Cost of attendance
$65,990Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.2%Completion rate
83.0%Admission rate
1,669Student 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
$47,681Year 1
$67,745Year 4
$65,990Year 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$102,1812Economics · Bachelor's Degree$90,6623Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$87,6814Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$83,7065Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$75,0916Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$74,9007Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$68,1568Criminology · Bachelor's Degree$67,883Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
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.
Boston, MA
Suffolk University
- Annual net price
- $29,618
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,332
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -18%
Clark University
- Annual net price
- $28,714
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,150
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
Regis College
- Annual net price
- $27,477
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,681
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
Wellesley College
- Annual net price
- $25,496
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,433
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -24%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $102,181 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $90,662 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $87,681 | $26,931 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $83,706 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,091 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $74,900 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $68,156 | Not available |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,883 | $27,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,635 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $67,523 | $27,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $66,917 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,073 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,578 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $61,136 | $27,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $60,768 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $58,537 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $54,822 | $27,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,526 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.