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Benedictine University

⌖ Lisle, IL · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$57,932 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.

12.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−22%Modeled 10-year ROI
$66,132Observed 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
−$57,932at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$269,2520
2
4
6
8
−$57,93210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.7 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$35,940
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$35,940
Sticker price
Average net price$22,313
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$46,713
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,313Average net price / year
$46,713Cost of attendance
$66,132Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.3%Completion rate
95.2%Admission rate
1,942Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

87thEarnings percentile
38thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$51,737Year 1
$72,460Year 4
$66,132Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$116,0402Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,8503Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$97,9344Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$91,6985Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$91,5756Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$90,8917Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$88,7548Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$85,904

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$116,040Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$102,850Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$97,934$17,188
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$91,698$24,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$91,575Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$90,891$31,872
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$88,754Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$85,904$25,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$83,914$25,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$79,917$23,325
Public HealthMaster's Degree$79,533Not available
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$72,603Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$71,749Not available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$71,185$25,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$70,129$20,201
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,960$25,278
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,665$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$63,773Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$63,033$25,979
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$59,869Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$56,576$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,994$27,000
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$50,130$23,250
Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$50,054$32,824
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$47,664$26,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$46,788$26,675
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,659$26,000

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.