Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$220,064 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.

210.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−95%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,096Observed 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
−$220,064at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$231,0240
2
4
6
8
−$220,06410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 210.8 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$34,152
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,152
Sticker price
Average net price$12,756
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$45,935
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$12,756Average net price / year
$45,935Cost of attendance
$46,096Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,090Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

51thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,267Year 1
$51,402Year 4
$46,096Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$126,0542Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$97,2793Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$77,2354Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · First Professional Degree$77,1045Education, Other · Master's Degree$66,2726Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$58,7147Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$58,4598Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$52,656

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in VA

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.

Richmond, VA

Virginia Union University

Annual net price
$13,235
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,004
Modeled 10-year ROI
-100%
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Lynchburg, VA

Randolph College

Annual net price
$15,921
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,139
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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Emory, VA

Emory & Henry University

Annual net price
$19,061
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,479
Modeled 10-year ROI
-98%
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Virginia Beach, VA

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

Annual net price
$12,038
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,402
Modeled 10-year ROI
-125%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$126,054Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$97,279Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$77,235Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$77,104Not available
Education, OtherMaster's Degree$66,272Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$58,714Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$58,459$31,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$52,656Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$50,117$27,089
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$47,117Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$46,971$33,375
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,703Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's Degree$37,495Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,783

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.