Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$161,940 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.

25.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,700Observed 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
−$161,940at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$268,9400
2
4
6
8
−$161,94010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 25.1 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$36,750
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,750
Sticker price
Average net price$22,235
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$50,067
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,235Average net price / year
$50,067Cost of attendance
$55,700Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.4%Completion rate
43.0%Admission rate
1,577Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

74thEarnings percentile
49thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,005Year 1
$60,701Year 4
$55,700Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Doctoral Degree$185,5952Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$119,0003Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · First Professional Degree$81,3204Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$80,0995Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,0076Economics · Bachelor's Degree$75,9037Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$63,7368Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$62,164

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in VA

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

Danville, VA

Averett University

Annual net price
$22,925
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,647
Modeled 10-year ROI
-61%
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Salem, VA

Roanoke College

Annual net price
$24,503
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,142
Modeled 10-year ROI
-56%
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Harrisonburg, VA

Eastern Mennonite University

Annual net price
$24,588
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,110
Modeled 10-year ROI
-67%
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Newport News, VA

Riverside College of Health Sciences

Annual net price
$20,744
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,434
Modeled 10-year ROI
-45%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$185,595Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$119,000Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$81,320Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$80,099Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$77,007Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$75,903Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$63,736Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$62,164Not available
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$59,744Not available
Public HealthMaster's Degree$58,054Not available
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$57,945Not available
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$55,883Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$53,407Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$53,009Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$51,952Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,610Not available
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$48,597Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,536Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,733Not 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.