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The Evergreen State College

⌖ Olympia, WA · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$296,146 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.

—Modeled economic break-even

−107%Modeled 10-year ROI

$43,113Observed 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

−$296,146at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$277,2760

−$296,14610

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$9,264

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$31,905

Sticker price

Average net price$24,319

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$28,477

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,319Average net price / year

$28,477Cost of attendance

$43,113Median earnings · year 5 after completion

40.7%Completion rate

96.4%Admission rate

2,160Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

45thEarnings percentile

25thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$26,994Year 1

$44,424Year 4

$43,113Year 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.

1Biological and Physical Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$48,623 2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$42,219

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Observed earnings · year 5: $41,648
Modeled 10-year ROI: -115%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $41,786
Modeled 10-year ROI: -114%

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Annual net price: $11,843
Observed earnings · year 5: $46,136
Modeled 10-year ROI: -95%

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Centralia College

Annual net price: $9,862
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,389
Modeled 10-year ROI: -103%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$48,623	$22,346
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	$42,219	$21,354

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.