Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$187,252 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.

30.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−67%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,110Observed 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
−$187,252at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$278,3520
2
4
6
8
−$187,25210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 30.6 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$43,920
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$43,920
Sticker price
Average net price$24,588
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$56,756
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,588Average net price / year
$56,756Cost of attendance
$54,110Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.0%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
754Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

71thEarnings percentile
63thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,046Year 1
$60,150Year 4
$54,110Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,6102Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$53,229

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in VA

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.

Salem, VA

Roanoke College

Annual net price
$24,503
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,142
Modeled 10-year ROI
-56%
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Danville, VA

Averett University

Annual net price
$22,925
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,647
Modeled 10-year ROI
-61%
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Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg

Annual net price
$22,235
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,700
Modeled 10-year ROI
-60%
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Hampton, VA

Hampton University

Annual net price
$25,319
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,105
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$81,610$28,979
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$53,229$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,125
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$18,555

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.