Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Trocaire College

Buffalo, NY · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$14,166 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

9.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+6%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,071Observed 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
+$14,166at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$246,5440
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4
6
8
+$14,16610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 9.5 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$20,640
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$20,640
Sticker price
Average net price$16,636
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$29,845
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,636Average net price / year
$29,845Cost of attendance
$71,071Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.9%Completion rate
97.5%Admission rate
984Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

90thEarnings percentile
12thCompletion percentile
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.

$73,176Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$21,588Median federal debt across categories that report debt
80%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$52,984Year 1
$69,860Year 4
$71,071Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$90,7982Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$83,6883Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,1764Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,2015Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,795

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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 NursingBachelor's Degree$90,798Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$83,688Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,176Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$63,201$21,588
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,795Not available

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.