10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$41,220at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Case Western Reserve University
⌖ Cleveland, OH · 40 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$41,220 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.
8.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+12%Modeled 10-year ROI
$83,598Observed 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
$41,190Average net price / year
$85,851Cost of attendance
$83,598Median earnings · year 5 after completion
87.2%Completion rate
36.5%Admission rate
6,437Student 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
$67,614Year 1
$94,237Year 4
$83,598Year 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.
1Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Master's Degree$221,5362Dentistry · First Professional Degree$164,6383Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$143,5804Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · First Professional Degree$132,6495Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$126,6886Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$125,7867Engineering, General · Master's Degree$125,0938Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$120,292Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
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.
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton
- Annual net price
- $29,533
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,473
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -4%
Denison University
- Annual net price
- $40,007
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,795
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -51%
Xavier University
- Annual net price
- $32,997
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Ohio Institute of Allied Health
- Annual net price
- $47,034
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,905
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Master's Degree | $221,536 | Not available |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $164,638 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $143,580 | $25,391 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $132,649 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $126,688 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $125,786 | Not available |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $125,093 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $120,292 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $117,931 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $115,922 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $114,601 | $25,949 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $109,243 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,134 | $26,410 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $105,964 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $102,438 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,557 | $23,074 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,533 | $23,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $94,707 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,197 | $24,855 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,168 | $23,250 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $92,532 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $89,760 | $25,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $87,582 | $26,580 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $85,493 | $26,048 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $79,980 | $25,190 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $76,451 | Not available |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $71,948 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $67,576 | $26,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $67,363 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,228 | Not available |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | $58,810 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,540 | $25,624 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,604 | $23,666 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,420 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,000 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,417 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,800 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,292 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.