10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$78,168at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Saint Mary's College
⌖ Notre Dame, IN · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$78,168 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.
13.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−28%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,300Observed 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
$25,292Average net price / year
$66,478Cost of attendance
$65,300Median earnings · year 5 after completion
69.3%Completion rate
76.0%Admission rate
1,458Student 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
$45,753Year 1
$69,406Year 4
$65,300Year 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.
1Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$98,1072Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$80,3963Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$74,6234Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$73,4495Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$68,4096Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,5877Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$66,3358Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$60,514Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
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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Wabash College
- Annual net price
- $24,336
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,747
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Trine University
- Annual net price
- $25,355
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,278
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -35%
Marian University
- Annual net price
- $24,018
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,193
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -30%
DePauw University
- Annual net price
- $22,264
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,357
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -24%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $98,107 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $80,396 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $74,623 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $73,449 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,409 | $27,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $66,587 | $26,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,335 | $27,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $60,514 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,218 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $51,665 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,555 | 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.