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University of Sioux Falls

⌖ Sioux Falls, SD · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$143,992 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.

21.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−54%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,154Observed 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
−$143,992at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$265,5320
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4
6
8
−$143,99210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 21.8 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$21,750
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$21,750
Sticker price
Average net price$21,383
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$34,274
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,383Average net price / year
$34,274Cost of attendance
$57,154Median earnings · year 5 after completion
62.9%Completion rate
82.9%Admission rate
1,218Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

76thEarnings percentile
57thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$48,907Year 1
$58,903Year 4
$57,154Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$86,7062Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$79,0773Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$70,7724Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$69,0085Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$63,4666Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$62,7927Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$53,6368Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$50,253

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in SD

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.

Sioux Falls, SD

Augustana University

Annual net price
$23,894
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,473
Modeled 10-year ROI
-62%
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Dakota Wesleyan University

Annual net price
$19,735
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,077
Modeled 10-year ROI
-38%
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Mount Marty University

Annual net price
$22,227
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,066
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$86,706Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,077$31,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,772$26,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$69,008Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$63,466$24,146
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$62,792$26,950
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$53,636Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$50,253$24,750
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,469$24,856
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$46,451Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,735$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$42,847Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,196
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,028

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.