Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

University of St Francis

Joliet, IL · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$13,566 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.

9.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+6%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,559Observed 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
+$13,566at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$232,0240
2
4
6
8
+$13,56610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 9.4 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$38,110
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,110
Sticker price
Average net price$13,006
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$46,239
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,006Average net price / year
$46,239Cost of attendance
$69,559Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.8%Completion rate
65.3%Admission rate
1,223Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

89thEarnings percentile
63thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$62,990Year 1
$75,229Year 4
$69,559Year 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 · Master's Degree$142,4322Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Graduate/Professional Certificate$141,5473Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$121,2224Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$116,4335Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$108,7026Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$95,3357Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$90,4958Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$87,471

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IL

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.

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Lewis University

Annual net price
$17,028
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,878
Modeled 10-year ROI
-16%
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Annual net price
$11,745
Observed earnings · year 5
$62,723
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$10,970
Observed earnings · year 5
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Bradley University

Annual net price
$22,719
Observed earnings · year 5
$67,615
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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 ProfessionsMaster's Degree$142,432Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate$141,547Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$121,222Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$116,433Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$108,702Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$95,335Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$90,495Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$87,471Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$87,383$30,700
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$79,421$28,135
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$78,478Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,680$20,500
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$73,452Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$68,599$24,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$61,741Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$61,372Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$61,119$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,363$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$56,259$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$48,353$23,878
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,474$25,681
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor'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.