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Prescott College

⌖ Prescott, AZ · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$337,812 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.

—Modeled economic break-even

−125%Modeled 10-year ROI

$38,252Observed 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

−$337,812at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$270,3320

−$337,81210

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$35,685

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$35,685

Sticker price

Average net price$22,583

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$48,532

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,583Average net price / year

$48,532Cost of attendance

$38,252Median earnings · year 5 after completion

55.6%Completion rate

94.5%Admission rate

219Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

35thEarnings percentile

46thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,678Year 1

$49,339Year 4

$38,252Year 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.

1Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$56,363

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AZ

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: $32,839
Observed earnings · year 5: $47,405
Modeled 10-year ROI: -92%

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Annual net price: $33,393
Observed earnings · year 5: $55,681
Modeled 10-year ROI: -66%

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Grand Canyon University

Annual net price: $22,472
Observed earnings · year 5: $78,861
Modeled 10-year ROI: +25%

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Annual net price: $40,287
Observed earnings · year 5: $89,839
Modeled 10-year ROI: +31%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Master's Degree	$56,363	Not available
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$23,125
Psychology, General	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$31,334

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.