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University of Scranton

⌖ Scranton, PA · 33 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$7,042 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.

10.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−2%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,323Observed 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
−$7,042at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$310,2720
2
4
6
8
−$7,04210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.2 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$53,983
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$53,983
Sticker price
Average net price$32,568
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$69,552
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$32,568Average net price / year
$69,552Cost of attendance
$27,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$75,323Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.8%Completion rate
81.2%Admission rate
3,554Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$23,896
$30–48k$23,407
$48–75k$23,912
$75–110k$29,482
$110k+$39,348
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$75,323
Year 6$62,921
Year 10$74,652
Full-time retention
85.4%
Part-time retention
0.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
80.1%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

93thEarnings percentile
81thCompletion 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.

$76,932Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$27,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
77%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$54,132Year 1
$79,409Year 4
$75,323Year 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$118,8452Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$118,2003Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$105,3534Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$100,9625Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$98,3696Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$93,7567Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$93,6778Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$92,322

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$118,845Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$118,200Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$105,353$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$100,962$27,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$98,369$25,500
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$93,756Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$93,677$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$92,322Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$87,408Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$86,961Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$86,514Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$85,423Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$83,756$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$80,611$25,375
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$79,700$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,932$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$72,038$26,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$69,349Not available
HistoryBachelor's Degree$68,443$25,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$64,774$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$63,483$27,000
PhilosophyBachelor's Degree$63,410$27,000
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$61,487Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$60,846$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$55,859Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,088$26,131
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$53,762$26,000
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$52,699Not available
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,172$26,000
JournalismBachelor's Degree$47,302$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.