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Dominican University

⌖ River Forest, IL · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$49,750 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.

12.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−22%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,723Observed 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
−$49,750at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$226,9800
2
4
6
8
−$49,75010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.8 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$38,978
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,978
Sticker price
Average net price$11,745
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$43,891
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,745Average net price / year
$43,891Cost of attendance
$62,723Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.3%Completion rate
90.3%Admission rate
2,561Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

83thEarnings percentile
45thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,807Year 1
$59,507Year 4
$62,723Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$134,1752Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$86,7303Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$80,7034Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$80,1275Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,8786Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$76,1427Dispute Resolution · Master's Degree$75,8288Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$72,425

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$134,175Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$86,730$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$80,703$23,083
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$80,127Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,878$26,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$76,142Not available
Dispute ResolutionMaster's Degree$75,828Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$72,425Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,871$26,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's Degree$64,660Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$63,207Not available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$60,311$26,246
Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree$57,532Not available
Natural SciencesBachelor's Degree$56,555$25,054
Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree$54,946Not available
SociologyBachelor's Degree$54,686$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$53,810$27,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$52,775$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,093$23,832
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$47,930$26,978
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$47,078$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,780Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,040$25,117
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's DegreeNot available$30,000

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.