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Tiffin University

⌖ Tiffin, OH · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$179,360 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.

26.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−63%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,664Observed 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
−$179,360at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$286,0000
2
4
6
8
−$179,36010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 26.8 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$34,790
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,790
Sticker price
Average net price$26,500
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$48,004
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$26,500Average net price / year
$48,004Cost of attendance
$55,664Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.9%Completion rate
80.0%Admission rate
2,051Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
24thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,135Year 1
$63,797Year 4
$55,664Year 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.

1Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$101,3772Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other · Master's Degree$94,6113Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$93,4604Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$90,3625Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$77,2586Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$74,9647Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$71,2968Criminology · Master's Degree$69,203

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
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$101,377Not available
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherMaster's Degree$94,611Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$93,460Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$90,362Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$77,258Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$74,964$40,224
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$71,296$27,000
CriminologyMaster's Degree$69,203Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$66,059$30,758
Psychology, OtherMaster's Degree$65,387Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$64,927$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$63,802$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$58,862$27,000
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$57,802Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$57,728Not available
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$57,509$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's Degree$53,425Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$50,934$27,000
Psychology, OtherBachelor's Degree$50,430$35,173
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$41,613

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.