Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Culver-Stockton College

Canton, MO · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$209,102 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.

45.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,883Observed 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
−$209,102at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$267,9320
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4
6
8
−$209,10210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 45.5 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$30,875
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$30,875
Sticker price
Average net price$21,983
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$44,112
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,983Average net price / year
$44,112Cost of attendance
$50,883Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.2%Completion rate
99.1%Admission rate
807Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

64thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,446Year 1
$48,225Year 4
$50,883Year 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.

1Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$71,7522Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$69,7133Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$64,2704Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$50,7425Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$45,2876Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Bachelor's Degree$42,8807Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$39,9128Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$39,884

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Fayette, MO

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Annual net price
$22,766
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,224
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Bolivar, MO

Southwest Baptist University

Annual net price
$21,677
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,213
Modeled 10-year ROI
-73%
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Fulton, MO

Westminster College

Annual net price
$24,314
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,909
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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Columbia, MO

Columbia College

Annual net price
$22,715
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,939
Modeled 10-year ROI
-67%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$71,752Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$69,713Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$64,270$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$50,742$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$45,287$27,000
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$42,880Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$39,912$28,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$39,884$29,517
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,472$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,500

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.