Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Pomona College

Claremont, CA · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$29,090 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

9.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+11%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,623Observed 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
+$29,090at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$257,1400
2
4
6
8
+$29,09010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 9.0 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$65,420
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$65,420
Sticker price
Average net price$19,285
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$85,300
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,285Average net price / year
$85,300Cost of attendance
$73,623Median earnings · year 5 after completion
93.2%Completion rate
7.1%Admission rate
1,666Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

93thEarnings percentile
94thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,100Year 1
$77,544Year 4
$73,623Year 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.

1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$217,0512Economics · Bachelor's Degree$96,702

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CA

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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Annual net price
$21,413
Observed earnings · year 5
$74,255
Modeled 10-year ROI
+10%
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Observed earnings · year 5
$73,353
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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University of La Verne

Annual net price
$20,161
Observed earnings · year 5
$64,663
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$217,051Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$96,702Not 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.