10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$185,218at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lincoln University
⌖ Lincoln University, PA · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$185,218 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
43.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−77%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,469Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- Historically Black college or university
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$14,977Average net price / year
$28,505Cost of attendance
$28,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$299/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$50,469Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.5%Completion rate
65.7%Admission rate
1,539Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$32,398Year 1
$50,871Year 4
$50,469Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$74,6522Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$68,3433Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$66,5524Human Services, General · Master's Degree$63,6985Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$61,2506Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$57,9257Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$55,4318Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$54,632Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Human Services, GeneralMaster's Degree · $63,698 reported+12%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree · $66,552 reported+11%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree · $68,343 reported+6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $50,390 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$37,500federal debt5English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $49,159 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $54,632 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$35,000federal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg Area Community College
- Annual net price
- $14,471
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,140
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
- Annual net price
- $13,490
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,506
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
Community College of Allegheny County
- Annual net price
- $13,970
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,518
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Greene County Career and Technology Center
- Annual net price
- $14,909
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,385
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,652 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $68,343 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $66,552 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Master's Degree | $63,698 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $61,250 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $57,925 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,431 | $25,219 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $54,632 | $35,000 | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,056 | $34,375 | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,390 | $37,500 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,141 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,412 | $28,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,159 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $48,706 | $33,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $47,374 | $28,500 | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $36,544 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $30,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.