10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$174,262at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
⌖ Slippery Rock, PA · 51 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$174,262 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
30.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−67%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,417Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$19,608Average net price / year
$25,537Cost of attendance
$25,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$265/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$53,417Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.6%Completion rate
71.5%Admission rate
6,788Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$42,776Year 1
$57,301Year 4
$53,417Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$126,1132Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$86,5573Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$84,7834Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$81,4855Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$80,2266Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$78,0967Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$71,6728Economics · Bachelor's Degree$69,371Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $126,113 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,557 | $27,849 | Not reported |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $84,783 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $81,485 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $80,226 | Not available | 74 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $78,096 | $25,000 | 0 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $71,672 | $25,250 | Not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,371 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $63,186 | $23,590 | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,001 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $62,805 | $22,609 | Not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $62,659 | Not available | Not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Master's Degree | $62,567 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $61,838 | Not available | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,322 | $25,346 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $60,530 | $26,998 | Not reported |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $60,458 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | $60,161 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,115 | $25,990 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $57,999 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,744 | $26,500 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Master's Degree | $57,227 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,810 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,402 | $27,937 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $55,548 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,033 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $54,734 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | $53,834 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $53,516 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,762 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $52,743 | $27,000 | 12 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $51,858 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $50,097 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $50,048 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,034 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| History | Master's Degree | $49,768 | Not available | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $48,796 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,589 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $48,530 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,654 | $26,960 | Not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,999 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,974 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,176 | $26,264 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $45,605 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $44,304 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $40,797 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,922 | $28,850 | Not reported |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $24,395 | Not reported |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.