Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$235,948 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.

34.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−71%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,810Observed 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
−$235,948at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$334,0480
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4
6
8
−$235,94810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 34.1 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$71,520
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$71,520
Sticker price
Average net price$38,512
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$87,590
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$38,512Average net price / year
$87,590Cost of attendance
$54,810Median earnings · year 5 after completion
82.3%Completion rate
31.0%Admission rate
1,732Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

72thEarnings percentile
84thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$53,620Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$18,718Median federal debt across categories that report debt
100%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,779Year 1
$57,786Year 4
$54,810Year 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.

1Economics · Bachelor's Degree$103,7912International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree$72,3053Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$53,6204English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$52,945

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$103,791$18,718
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree$72,305Not available
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$53,620$15,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,945$19,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$19,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's DegreeNot available$18,354

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.