Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$197,722 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.

45.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,547Observed 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
−$197,722at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$253,1920
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4
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−$197,72210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 45.6 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$38,676
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,676
Sticker price
Average net price$18,298
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$48,955
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,298Average net price / year
$48,955Cost of attendance
$50,547Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.8%Completion rate
78.2%Admission rate
930Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

63thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,109Year 1
$50,691Year 4
$50,547Year 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.

1Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,7572Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$67,9823Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$57,7394Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$51,6265Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$45,7166Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$45,388

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IL

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.

Carlinville, IL

Blackburn College

Annual net price
$18,460
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,562
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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Quincy, IL

Quincy University

Annual net price
$20,359
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,581
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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Monmouth, IL

Monmouth College

Annual net price
$17,133
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,373
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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Eureka, IL

Eureka College

Annual net price
$17,349
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,962
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,757$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,982$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,739$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,626$26,533
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$45,716Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,388$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.