10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$73,318at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
⌖ Lancaster, PA · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$73,318 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$87,323Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$42,478Average net price / year
$47,879Cost of attendance
$87,323Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.8%Completion rate
41.2%Admission rate
1,280Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$62,886Year 1
$84,010Year 4
$87,323Year 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 · Associate's Degree$88,1012Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$87,1033Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$86,5254Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$86,3835Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$85,6906Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,7697Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,1238Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,592Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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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Bucknell University
- Annual net price
- $40,766
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $90,297
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Drexel University
- Annual net price
- $38,509
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,242
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Lafayette College
- Annual net price
- $34,433
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,844
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Villanova University
- Annual net price
- $43,756
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $98,831
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +52%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $88,101 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $87,103 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $86,525 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,383 | Not available |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $85,690 | $26,576 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,769 | $26,228 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $75,123 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,592 | Not available |
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.