10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$113,416at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Mercy College of Health Sciences
⌖ Des Moines, IA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$113,416 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.
16.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−39%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,428Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$26,924Average net price / year
$34,398Cost of attendance
$62,428Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.5%Completion rate
99.7%Admission rate
867Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$63,920Year 1
$68,691Year 4
$62,428Year 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 · Associate's Degree$72,4352Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,7043Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$71,1484Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,4175Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$61,2026Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$50,0097Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$47,946Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IA
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.
Davenport, IA
Saint Ambrose University
- Annual net price
- $24,691
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,455
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
William Penn University
- Annual net price
- $22,601
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,414
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -39%
Morningside University
- Annual net price
- $31,320
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,335
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
Briar Cliff University
- Annual net price
- $23,907
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,117
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $72,435 | $37,286 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $71,704 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,148 | $30,500 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,417 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,202 | $31,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $50,009 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $47,946 | Not 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.