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Saint Ambrose University

⌖ Davenport, IA · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$94,214 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.

15.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−34%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,455Observed 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
−$94,214at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$278,7640
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4
6
8
−$94,21410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.1 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$36,658
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,658
Sticker price
Average net price$24,691
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$51,141
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,691Average net price / year
$51,141Cost of attendance
$63,455Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.0%Completion rate
77.3%Admission rate
1,916Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

84thEarnings percentile
54thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$51,020Year 1
$67,026Year 4
$63,455Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$135,8212Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$103,0213Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$96,2394Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$83,7195Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$80,0086Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$77,8507Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$75,8328Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$75,814

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$135,821Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$103,021Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$96,239Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$83,719$26,559
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$80,008Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$77,850$35,135
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$75,832$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$75,814Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$74,438$26,935
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$73,127Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,886Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$67,548$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$67,022Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$66,714$26,467
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$62,738Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$61,988Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,803$25,190
Social WorkMaster's Degree$54,215Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,634$28,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,996
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot 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.