10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$250,330at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
College of the Ozarks
⌖ Point Lookout, MO · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$250,330 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−122%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,407Observed 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
$6,100Average net price / year
$33,734Cost of attendance
$40,407Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.7%Completion rate
12.0%Admission rate
1,444Student 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
$35,171Year 1
$44,258Year 4
$40,407Year 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.
1Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$60,4222Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$60,1923Agricultural Business and Management · Bachelor's Degree$49,3604Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$47,6655Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,6596Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$44,5547Animal Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$42,2968Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$32,583Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MO
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.
Springfield, MO
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
- Annual net price
- $10,566
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,424
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Cottey College
- Annual net price
- $13,805
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,805
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -126%
Calvary University
- Annual net price
- $16,334
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,516
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -122%
Central Christian College of the Bible
- Annual net price
- $14,356
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,230
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -141%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,422 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $60,192 | Not available |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,360 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $47,665 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,659 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $44,554 | Not available |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $42,296 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $32,583 | Not available |
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.