10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$193,908at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
SUNY at Fredonia
⌖ Fredonia, NY · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$193,908 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.
49.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,968Observed 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
$15,897Average net price / year
$25,879Cost of attendance
$24,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$257/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,968Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.2%Completion rate
77.7%Admission rate
2,755Student 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
$31,734Year 1
$52,192Year 4
$49,968Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$88,9912Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$77,4093Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,9044Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$61,5625Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$61,2316Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$58,8207Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$58,3798Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$58,133Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $88,991 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $77,409 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $74,904 | $26,485 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $61,562 | Not available | 0 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,231 | $25,171 | Not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $58,820 | $23,450 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $58,379 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,133 | $25,648 | Not reported |
| Music | Master's Degree | $57,662 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,369 | $24,377 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $57,321 | Not available | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $55,441 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $55,315 | Not available | 2 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $55,155 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $53,292 | $27,000 | 0 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,223 | $24,340 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,149 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $51,519 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,073 | $22,559 | Not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $50,671 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $49,763 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,388 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,043 | $26,891 | Not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $45,794 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $45,784 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,087 | $26,500 | Not reported |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Bachelor's Degree | $42,292 | $24,500 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,929 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $39,770 | $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.