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Columbia College

⌖ Columbia, MO · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$181,470 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.

30.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−67%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,939Observed 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
−$181,470at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$270,8600
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4
6
8
−$181,47010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 30.3 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$25,826
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$25,826
Sticker price
Average net price$22,715
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$37,207
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,715Average net price / year
$37,207Cost of attendance
$53,939Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,950Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

70thEarnings percentile
27thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,482Year 1
$57,679Year 4
$53,939Year 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.

1Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$87,9152Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$81,0903Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$78,6324Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,8165Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,6836Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$71,9897Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$64,9978Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$64,555

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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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.

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Observed earnings · year 5
$52,213
Modeled 10-year ROI
-73%
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Annual net price
$22,766
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,224
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Annual net price
$21,983
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,883
Modeled 10-year ROI
-78%
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Lindenwood University

Annual net price
$19,638
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,906
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$87,915Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$81,090$31,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$78,632$35,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,816$29,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$74,683$30,500
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$71,989$29,112
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,997$33,703
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$64,555$18,980
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$62,392$35,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$62,060$34,591
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,958$28,100
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,561$25,379
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$58,415Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$57,964Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$57,034$30,658
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$56,128$25,750
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$54,522$27,897
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$53,896$15,960
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$52,148$28,938
MarketingBachelor's Degree$51,037$24,599
SociologyBachelor's Degree$49,542$32,276
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,166$29,300
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,950$21,325
HistoryBachelor's Degree$46,794$29,700
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,785$39,973
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$45,010Not available
Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree$39,817$33,115
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$36,714$30,251

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.