10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$183,286at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Villanova University
⌖ Villanova, PA · 50 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$183,286 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.
6.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+52%Modeled 10-year ROI
$98,831Observed 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
$43,756Average net price / year
$84,793Cost of attendance
$98,831Median earnings · year 5 after completion
91.9%Completion rate
27.0%Admission rate
6,938Student 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
$76,711Year 1
$104,228Year 4
$98,831Year 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.
1Taxation · Master's Degree$170,7962Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$164,3433Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$160,4284Computer Engineering · Master's Degree$143,7465Statistics · Master's Degree$135,7756Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$131,9967Real Estate · Bachelor's Degree$131,9118Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$130,585Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh University
- Annual net price
- $36,931
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $101,331
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +72%
Bucknell University
- Annual net price
- $40,766
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $90,297
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
- Annual net price
- $42,478
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $87,323
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +21%
Drexel University
- Annual net price
- $38,509
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,242
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $170,796 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $164,343 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $160,428 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | $143,746 | Not available |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | $135,775 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $131,996 | $26,197 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | $131,911 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $130,585 | $26,225 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $129,021 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $128,221 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $125,445 | Not available |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $123,614 | $27,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $121,007 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $120,207 | $25,858 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $119,137 | $26,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $118,712 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $117,229 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $114,211 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $109,851 | $25,454 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $109,642 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | $109,388 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $108,449 | Not available |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $105,945 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $104,120 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $103,700 | $22,250 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,601 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $102,222 | $26,962 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $100,288 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $99,540 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,556 | $25,995 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $96,385 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $94,964 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $83,179 | $25,620 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | $82,204 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $81,497 | $26,456 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,038 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $80,419 | Not available |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $80,302 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,933 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,684 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $67,157 | $26,899 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $67,060 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $65,719 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $65,344 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,080 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $53,181 | $25,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $49,302 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,676 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,250 |
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.