10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$123,750at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Roberts Wesleyan University
⌖ Rochester, NY · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$123,750 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
18.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−45%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,877Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$23,130Average net price / year
$52,919Cost of attendance
$23,750Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$252/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$59,877Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.7%Completion rate
70.6%Admission rate
1,149Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$58,024Year 1
$64,802Year 4
$59,877Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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$120,9482Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · Master's Degree$102,1523Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$90,1464Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$82,6805Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$75,5236Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$70,5677Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$62,4558Social Work · Master's Degree$60,816Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $120,948 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $102,152 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $90,146 | $28,000 | 5 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $82,680 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $75,523 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $70,567 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $62,455 | $38,542 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,816 | Not available | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $53,178 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,788 | Not available | Not reported |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $48,623 | $32,002 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $47,243 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $45,683 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $44,863 | $26,596 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,566 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $40,527 | $23,236 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.