Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, WI · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$313,600 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−110%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,042Observed 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
−$313,600at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$284,0200
2
4
6
8
−$313,60010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$21,550
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$21,550
Sticker price
Average net price$26,005
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$37,092
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$26,005Average net price / year
$37,092Cost of attendance
$42,042Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.6%Completion rate
71.9%Admission rate
541Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

42thEarnings percentile
57thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,240Year 1
$49,529Year 4
$42,042Year 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$67,5092Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$66,4513Bible/Biblical Studies · Bachelor's Degree$53,9664Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$50,5215Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,4556Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries · Bachelor's Degree$36,728

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

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.

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Annual net price
$26,541
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,877
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
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Appleton, WI

Lawrence University

Annual net price
$23,401
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,380
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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Beloit, WI

Beloit College

Annual net price
$21,526
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,599
Modeled 10-year ROI
-98%
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Kenosha, WI

Herzing University-Kenosha

Annual net price
$23,066
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,660
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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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$67,509Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,451Not available
Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's Degree$53,966Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$50,521Not available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,455Not available
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degree$36,728Not available

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.