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Bemidji State University

⌖ Bemidji, MN · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$132,974 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.

22.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,807Observed 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
−$132,974at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$241,0440
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4
6
8
−$132,97410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 22.3 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$10,237
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,237
Sticker price
Average net price$15,261
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$22,744
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,261Average net price / year
$22,744Cost of attendance
$55,807Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.9%Completion rate
56.0%Admission rate
3,139Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

74thEarnings percentile
34thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$48,587Year 1
$60,307Year 4
$55,807Year 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.

1Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree$90,8682Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$84,4363Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$76,8824Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,1535Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$65,5036Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$64,0867Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$63,4568Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$58,519

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree$90,868$30,982
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$84,436$27,990
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$76,882Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,153$30,114
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$65,503Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,086$23,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$63,456Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$58,519$23,181
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$57,357$24,898
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$56,345$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$54,642$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,548$25,494
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$50,528Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,116$26,000
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's Degree$49,040$22,301
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$49,001$24,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$48,877$20,875
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$47,137$23,389
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$45,822$28,626
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,719$27,757

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.