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Misericordia University

⌖ Dallas, PA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$121,270 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.

15.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−37%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,867Observed 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
−$121,270at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$329,9400
2
4
6
8
−$121,27010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.8 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$40,370
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,370
Sticker price
Average net price$37,485
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$53,648
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$37,485Average net price / year
$53,648Cost of attendance
$65,867Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.7%Completion rate
70.9%Admission rate
1,672Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

86thEarnings percentile
70thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,610Year 1
$69,973Year 4
$65,867Year 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$88,5232Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$82,4563Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$81,7934Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$79,5805Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$78,1076Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$72,8337Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$72,5728Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$71,798

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$88,523$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$82,456Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$81,793Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$79,580$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$78,107$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$72,833$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,572$25,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,798$28,875
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,314$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$68,418$27,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$62,199Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$48,992$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's DegreeNot available$30,012
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.