10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$114,188at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Russell Sage College
⌖ Troy, NY · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$114,188 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.
17.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−42%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,748Observed 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
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$22,917Average net price / year
$50,607Cost of attendance
$22,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$233/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$60,748Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.1%Completion rate
53.3%Admission rate
1,244Student 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
$55,116Year 1
$66,409Year 4
$60,748Year 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.
1Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$179,1092Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$135,2793Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,8364Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · First Professional Degree$83,9555Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$78,8526Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$76,9177Psychology, Other · Master's Degree$73,2868Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$71,608Observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $179,109 | Not available | 31 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $135,279 | Not available | 14 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,836 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $83,955 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $78,852 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $76,917 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | $73,286 | Not available | 0 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $71,608 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $70,329 | $26,750 | Not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $68,647 | $27,000 | 0 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $67,291 | Not available | Not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $65,977 | Not available | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $59,104 | Not available | 5 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,753 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $58,695 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $56,317 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,125 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,363 | $26,865 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $51,485 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $51,080 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,446 | $25,000 | 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.