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The College of Saint Scholastica

⌖ Duluth, MN · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$18,144 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.

10.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−6%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,324Observed 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
−$18,144at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$291,3840
2
4
6
8
−$18,14410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.7 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$41,778
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,778
Sticker price
Average net price$27,846
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,103
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,846Average net price / year
$55,103Cost of attendance
$72,324Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.5%Completion rate
93.0%Admission rate
1,765Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

91thEarnings percentile
68thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$64,303Year 1
$75,595Year 4
$72,324Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$129,7452Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$106,6763Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$91,4444Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$85,8245Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$84,2906Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,1757Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$74,8678Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$74,020

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$129,745Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$106,676Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$91,444Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$85,824$31,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$84,290Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$82,175$25,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$74,867Not available
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$74,020$24,250
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,540$28,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,762$22,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,210$23,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$65,512$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,192$25,497
Social WorkMaster's Degree$64,773Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$61,491Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$59,797$32,987
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,255$26,024
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$55,743$37,059
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$55,465Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,730$25,499
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's Degree$53,631Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate$50,997Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,432$22,495

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.