10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$128,774at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
⌖ Kirkland, WA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$128,774 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.
16.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−40%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,391Observed 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
$35,671Average net price / year
$40,568Cost of attendance
$64,391Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
405Student 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
$44,118Year 1
$58,404Year 4
$64,391Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$107,7512Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,6733Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$77,6414Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$72,3435Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$58,1346Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$56,1367Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,3578Theological and Ministerial Studies · Bachelor's Degree$52,385Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WA
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.
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Whitman College
- Annual net price
- $33,313
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,399
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Saint Martin's University
- Annual net price
- $28,119
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,190
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
University of Puget Sound
- Annual net price
- $38,394
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,376
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Northwest University
- Annual net price
- $22,288
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,391
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
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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.