10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$66,388at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Dickinson College
⌖ Carlisle, PA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$66,388 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.
12.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−20%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,404Observed 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
$37,607Average net price / year
$82,902Cost of attendance
$71,404Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.8%Completion rate
42.1%Admission rate
2,273Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
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These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,320Year 1
$67,139Year 4
$71,404Year 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.
1International Business · Bachelor's Degree$84,9902Economics · Bachelor's Degree$78,3783Area Studies · Bachelor's Degree$63,8744International Relations and National Security Studies · Bachelor's Degree$62,5705Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$59,8346Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$59,0457Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$58,7068History · Bachelor's Degree$57,699Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Pittsburgh, PA
Duquesne University
- Annual net price
- $37,730
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,684
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Franklin and Marshall College
- Annual net price
- $36,425
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,877
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Misericordia University
- Annual net price
- $37,485
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,867
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -37%
Gettysburg College
- Annual net price
- $31,490
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,373
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $84,990 | $19,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,378 | $19,000 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,874 | $19,802 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $62,570 | $19,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $59,834 | $19,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,045 | $19,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,706 | $19,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $57,699 | $19,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,603 | $19,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,103 | $19,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $54,597 | $18,402 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
| Sociology | 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.