10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$97,478at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Rochester
⌖ Rochester, NY · 38 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$97,478 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.
7.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+33%Modeled 10-year ROI
$84,459Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$29,278Average net price / year
$85,962Cost of attendance
$84,459Median earnings · year 5 after completion
85.4%Completion rate
40.1%Admission rate
6,331Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$64,722Year 1
$87,197Year 4
$84,459Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$155,4642Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$149,8773Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$138,1774Physics · Master's Degree$127,5335Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$119,6366Economics · Bachelor's Degree$109,3247Medicine · First Professional Degree$106,0978Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Master's Degree$105,240Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Riverdale, NY
Manhattan University
- Annual net price
- $27,256
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,042
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +42%
Barnard College
- Annual net price
- $28,800
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,860
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
Wagner College
- Annual net price
- $28,241
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $80,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +21%
Clarkson University
- Annual net price
- $30,305
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,882
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +49%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $155,464 | $19,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $149,877 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $138,177 | Not available |
| Physics | Master's Degree | $127,533 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $119,636 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $109,324 | $19,946 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $106,097 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $105,240 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,183 | $18,750 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $102,625 | $22,250 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Master's Degree | $100,807 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $97,103 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,957 | $20,500 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $95,894 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,060 | $21,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $94,839 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $94,178 | $22,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $93,367 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,102 | $23,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $90,038 | $31,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $74,005 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $70,327 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $68,510 | $21,000 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $68,333 | $21,366 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,531 | $21,750 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,000 | $21,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $57,359 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,838 | $22,421 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,937 | $21,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,702 | $21,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,520 | $21,500 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $52,257 | Not available |
| Music | Master's Degree | $42,543 | Not available |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $34,888 | $26,769 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,625 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,000 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
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.