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Blackburn College

⌖ Carlinville, IL · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$208,220 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.

55.6 yrsModeled economic break-even

−82%Modeled 10-year ROI

$49,562Observed 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

−$208,220at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$253,8400

−$208,22010

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$28,149

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$28,149

Sticker price

Average net price$18,460

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$37,916

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,460Average net price / year

$37,916Cost of attendance

$49,562Median earnings · year 5 after completion

57.5%Completion rate

63.2%Admission rate

471Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

61thEarnings percentile

49thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,120Year 1

$46,015Year 4

$49,562Year 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.

1Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,587 2Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$46,283 3Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$46,004

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Annual net price: $18,298
Observed earnings · year 5: $50,547
Modeled 10-year ROI: -78%

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Annual net price: $17,133
Observed earnings · year 5: $49,373
Modeled 10-year ROI: -82%

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Annual net price: $17,349
Observed earnings · year 5: $47,962
Modeled 10-year ROI: -88%

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Annual net price: $20,359
Observed earnings · year 5: $50,581
Modeled 10-year ROI: -79%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Biology, General	Bachelor's Degree	$54,587	$24,015
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$46,283	$26,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	$46,004	$25,751

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.