Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$66,932 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.

13.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−23%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,650Observed 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
−$66,932at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$293,4320
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4
6
8
−$66,93210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 13.0 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$33,550
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$33,550
Sticker price
Average net price$28,358
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$44,743
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,358Average net price / year
$44,743Cost of attendance
$67,650Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.8%Completion rate
66.2%Admission rate
673Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

88thEarnings percentile
18thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,228Year 1
$62,310Year 4
$67,650Year 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 · Master's Degree$97,0192Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,0063Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$86,5114Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$84,9515Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,0466Criminology · Bachelor's Degree$59,1437Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,739

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OK

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.

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City University

Annual net price
$22,857
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,230
Modeled 10-year ROI
-48%
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Edmond, OK

Oklahoma Christian University

Annual net price
$21,872
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,494
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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Bethany, OK

Southern Nazarene University

Annual net price
$22,084
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,366
Modeled 10-year ROI
-58%
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Tulsa, OK

Oral Roberts University

Annual net price
$25,365
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,366
Modeled 10-year ROI
-74%
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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 NursingMaster's Degree$97,019Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$89,006$31,589
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$86,511Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$84,951Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$60,046$40,831
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$59,143Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$47,739$22,291
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,168

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.