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Quincy University

⌖ Quincy, IL · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$205,626 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.

46.8 yrsModeled economic break-even

−79%Modeled 10-year ROI

$50,581Observed 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

−$205,626at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$261,4360

−$205,62610

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$37,140

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$37,140

Sticker price

Average net price$20,359

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$50,091

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,359Average net price / year

$50,091Cost of attendance

$50,581Median earnings · year 5 after completion

45.0%Completion rate

50.9%Admission rate

1,010Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

63thEarnings percentile

31thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,447Year 1

$59,724Year 4

$50,581Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$78,599 2Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$78,563 3Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$62,841 4Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$58,745 5Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$58,139 6Education, General · Master's Degree$57,967 7Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$55,610

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IL

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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Illinois College

Annual net price: $18,298
Observed earnings · year 5: $50,547
Modeled 10-year ROI: -78%

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Millikin University

Annual net price: $21,989
Observed earnings · year 5: $51,792
Modeled 10-year ROI: -75%

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Blackburn College

Annual net price: $18,460
Observed earnings · year 5: $49,562
Modeled 10-year ROI: -82%

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Morrison Institute of Technology

Annual net price: $20,639
Observed earnings · year 5: $47,328
Modeled 10-year ROI: -91%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,599	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	$78,563	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	$62,841	Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Bachelor's Degree	$58,745	$26,074
Finance and Financial Management Services	Bachelor's Degree	$58,139	Not available
Education, General	Master's Degree	$57,967	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,610	Not available
Biology, General	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$27,000
Human Services, General	Bachelor's Degree	Not 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.