10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$333,184at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Dartmouth College
⌖ Hanover, NH · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$333,184 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
4.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+112%Modeled 10-year ROI
$108,126Observed 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
$29,519Average net price / year
$87,793Cost of attendance
$108,126Median earnings · year 5 after completion
95.5%Completion rate
5.4%Admission rate
4,541Student 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
$68,361Year 1
$111,883Year 4
$108,126Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$239,1782Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$201,7023Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$186,3804Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$168,5805Economics · Bachelor's Degree$152,9296Neurobiology and Neurosciences · Bachelor's Degree$143,0677History · Bachelor's Degree$136,4038Public Health · First Professional Degree$116,416Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NH
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.
Nashua, NH
Rivier University
- Annual net price
- $28,082
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,517
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
Saint Anselm College
- Annual net price
- $34,779
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,975
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -3%
Franklin Pierce University
- Annual net price
- $27,154
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,532
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
Southern New Hampshire University
- Annual net price
- $36,708
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,467
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $239,178 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $201,702 | $18,490 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $186,380 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $168,580 | $11,617 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $152,929 | $18,400 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $143,067 | $18,061 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $136,403 | $19,000 |
| Public Health | First Professional Degree | $116,416 | Not available |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | $113,749 | $17,083 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $106,153 | $17,500 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $104,011 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $99,344 | $18,194 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $87,026 | $17,030 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $86,896 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $81,722 | $19,250 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $72,985 | Not available |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $70,846 | $14,363 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $68,523 | $13,663 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $67,367 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $67,020 | $15,078 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,226 | $16,520 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,090 | $20,407 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $15,157 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
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.