Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$193,188 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.

37.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−73%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,040Observed 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
−$193,188at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$263,5880
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4
6
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−$193,18810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 37.4 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$53,888
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$53,888
Sticker price
Average net price$20,897
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$68,424
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,897Average net price / year
$68,424Cost of attendance
$52,040Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.6%Completion rate
55.6%Admission rate
1,516Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

66thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,162Year 1
$54,483Year 4
$52,040Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$66,8002Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$55,4203Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$47,941

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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$52,341
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,800$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$55,420$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,941$27,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,646
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,800
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor'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.