10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$4,718at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Fordham University
⌖ Bronx, NY · 54 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$4,718 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+1%Modeled 10-year ROI
$81,207Observed 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
$44,338Average net price / year
$82,762Cost of attendance
$81,207Median earnings · year 5 after completion
81.9%Completion rate
59.3%Admission rate
10,512Student 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
$51,779Year 1
$84,203Year 4
$81,207Year 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.
1Law · First Professional Degree$232,5952Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$150,1503Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$143,1274Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$141,8605Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$140,0556Taxation · Master's Degree$128,3857Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$126,8308Mathematics and Statistics, Other · Bachelor's Degree$117,344Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Poughkeepsie, NY
Marist University
- Annual net price
- $41,544
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $76,528
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -9%
New York University
- Annual net price
- $37,050
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,544
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +17%
Yeshiva University
- Annual net price
- $49,965
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $76,796
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -16%
Union College
- Annual net price
- $34,561
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $80,426
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +11%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $232,595 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $150,150 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $143,127 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $141,860 | $26,850 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $140,055 | Not available |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $128,385 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $126,830 | Not available |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $117,344 | $24,625 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $117,083 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $117,024 | $23,970 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $112,494 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $106,668 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $106,665 | $23,250 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $105,001 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $97,265 | $26,955 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $94,170 | $24,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $93,706 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $93,224 | $26,949 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $90,733 | $26,933 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $90,465 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $90,192 | $26,915 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $84,957 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $84,790 | Not available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $84,366 | $23,230 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,961 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $79,567 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $77,244 | $25,700 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $77,234 | $25,843 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $75,682 | Not available |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $75,563 | $26,884 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $74,507 | $22,999 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $74,419 | $24,575 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $73,241 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,136 | $26,640 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $72,475 | $26,324 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $72,389 | $26,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,581 | $25,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $71,430 | $23,250 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $70,342 | Not available |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $70,101 | $24,250 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,562 | $24,000 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Master's Degree | $66,412 | Not available |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $66,349 | $27,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $65,848 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,834 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,273 | $26,000 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,877 | $26,320 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | $61,194 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $60,515 | $24,495 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $58,044 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $54,738 | $25,000 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $47,036 | $26,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $46,317 | $27,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,917 |
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.