10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$109,906at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Bucknell University
⌖ Lewisburg, PA · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$109,906 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.
7.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$90,297Observed 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
$40,766Average net price / year
$83,756Cost of attendance
$90,297Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.3%Completion rate
28.9%Admission rate
3,876Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$59,472Year 1
$96,035Year 4
$90,297Year 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 Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$156,8852Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$130,9903Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$122,6514Economics · Bachelor's Degree$108,4225Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,8606Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,5367Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,6938Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$94,028Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Philadelphia, PA
Drexel University
- Annual net price
- $38,509
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,242
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
- Annual net price
- $42,478
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $87,323
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +21%
Lafayette College
- Annual net price
- $34,433
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,844
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Villanova University
- Annual net price
- $43,756
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $98,831
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +52%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $156,885 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $130,990 | $26,881 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $122,651 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $108,422 | $25,888 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,860 | $19,500 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,536 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,693 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $94,028 | $26,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $90,393 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $85,687 | $26,672 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,364 | $24,625 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $66,963 | $26,798 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $66,206 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,785 | $27,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $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.