Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Siena University

Loudonville, NY · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$70,872 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.

12.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−23%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,406Observed 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
−$70,872at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$314,9320
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4
6
8
−$70,87210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.9 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$46,580
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$46,580
Sticker price
Average net price$33,733
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$64,870
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$33,733Average net price / year
$64,870Cost of attendance
$69,406Median earnings · year 5 after completion
74.7%Completion rate
69.0%Admission rate
3,409Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

89thEarnings percentile
74thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,632Year 1
$70,594Year 4
$69,406Year 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.

1Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$95,6112Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$91,7123Economics · Bachelor's Degree$90,8024Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$88,6235Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$87,3946Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$78,3377Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$73,4918Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$72,369

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

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Comparable colleges in NY

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.

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University

Annual net price
$34,176
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,515
Modeled 10-year ROI
-16%
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Geneva, NY

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Annual net price
$31,563
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,994
Modeled 10-year ROI
-28%
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Brookville, NY

Long Island University

Annual net price
$33,062
Observed earnings · year 5
$73,396
Modeled 10-year ROI
-9%
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New Rochelle, NY

Iona University

Annual net price
$29,188
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,867
Modeled 10-year ROI
-16%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$95,611Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$91,712$22,836
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$90,802$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$88,623$27,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$87,394$26,806
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,337$26,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$73,491$27,000
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,369$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$69,793$27,000
PhysicsBachelor's Degree$66,865$26,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$64,070Not available
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree$63,487$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,227$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$63,075$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$60,100$26,899
HistoryBachelor's Degree$59,855$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$59,280$27,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$49,016$27,000
Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,924

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.