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Cedarville University

⌖ Cedarville, OH · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$156,502 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.

22.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,137Observed 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
−$156,502at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$277,8720
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4
6
8
−$156,50210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 22.9 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$37,150
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$37,150
Sticker price
Average net price$24,468
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$49,320
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,468Average net price / year
$49,320Cost of attendance
$57,137Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.5%Completion rate
65.3%Admission rate
4,024Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

76thEarnings percentile
71thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,463Year 1
$60,679Year 4
$57,137Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$130,9612Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$117,2443Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$109,8174Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$100,2575Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$87,7776Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,4877Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,0628Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,937

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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$130,961Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$117,244Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$109,817$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$100,257Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree$87,777$18,500
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$86,487$16,750
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,062$25,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,937$22,875
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$73,789$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,395$25,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$52,471$19,500
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$51,813$25,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$47,782$15,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$44,668$21,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$44,418$20,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$43,308$24,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$34,958Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,998
Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,500
MarketingBachelor's DegreeNot 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.