10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$7,220at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Simmons University
⌖ Boston, MA · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$7,220 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.
10.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−3%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,384Observed 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
$25,265Average net price / year
$63,460Cost of attendance
$72,384Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.3%Completion rate
70.0%Admission rate
1,670Student 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
$56,491Year 1
$73,823Year 4
$72,384Year 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 · Master's Degree$123,6292Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$116,1163Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,2264Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$83,9215Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$79,9516Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$76,5697Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · Master's Degree$74,0388Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$71,138Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
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.
Springfield, MA
Western New England University
- Annual net price
- $27,290
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,893
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -0%
Boston Architectural College
- Annual net price
- $25,865
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,759
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +9%
American International College
- Annual net price
- $23,274
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,016
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -8%
Curry College
- Annual net price
- $29,207
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $123,629 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $116,116 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $102,226 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $83,921 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $79,951 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $76,569 | $27,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $74,038 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $71,138 | $26,000 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $69,292 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $69,110 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,251 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,021 | $27,000 |
| History | Master's Degree | $66,986 | Not available |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $64,514 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $62,992 | $27,000 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $62,689 | Not available |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $58,512 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $55,069 | $25,330 |
| Literature | Master's Degree | $53,492 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,474 | $26,678 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,916 |
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.