10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$109,768at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Bowdoin College
⌖ Brunswick, ME · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$109,768 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
6.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+46%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,736Observed 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
$14,398Average net price / year
$85,100Cost of attendance
$79,736Median earnings · year 5 after completion
95.3%Completion rate
7.1%Admission rate
1,873Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$50,632Year 1
$79,722Year 4
$79,736Year 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.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$137,6112Economics · Bachelor's Degree$121,9833Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$89,2534Area Studies · Bachelor's Degree$75,966Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in ME
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.
Waterville, ME
Colby College
- Annual net price
- $17,180
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,828
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Bates College
- Annual net price
- $29,351
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,010
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
Maine College of Health Professions
- Annual net price
- $26,312
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- Annual net price
- $27,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,578
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $137,611 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $121,983 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $89,253 | $19,634 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $75,966 | $24,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,500 |
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.