Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Beloit College

Beloit, WI · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$260,114 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.

444.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−98%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,599Observed 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
−$260,114at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$266,1040
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4
6
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−$260,11410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 444.2 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$60,886
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$60,886
Sticker price
Average net price$21,526
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$71,365
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,526Average net price / year
$71,365Cost of attendance
$45,599Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.0%Completion rate
63.0%Admission rate
926Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

50thEarnings percentile
69thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,515Year 1
$48,801Year 4
$45,599Year 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/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$84,6682Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$56,4143Science, Technology and Society · Bachelor's Degree$53,7604Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$53,3515Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$45,7156Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$39,7027Anthropology · Bachelor's Degree$29,754

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

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.

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University

Annual net price
$20,144
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,873
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
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Appleton, WI

Lawrence University

Annual net price
$23,401
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,380
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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Madison, WI

Herzing University-Madison

Annual net price
$22,327
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,660
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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Brookfield, WI

Herzing University-Brookfield

Annual net price
$20,514
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,660
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$84,668$27,000
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,414$24,456
Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's Degree$53,760$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$53,351$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,715$26,840
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$39,702$27,000
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$29,754$26,293
ChemistryBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,968
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,425

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.