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Viterbo University

⌖ La Crosse, WI · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$59,480 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.

12.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−22%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,556Observed 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
−$59,480at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$265,0400
2
4
6
8
−$59,48010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.9 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$34,250
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,250
Sticker price
Average net price$21,260
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$45,558
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,260Average net price / year
$45,558Cost of attendance
$65,556Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.4%Completion rate
72.4%Admission rate
1,249Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

86thEarnings percentile
65thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$60,592Year 1
$69,675Year 4
$65,556Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$124,3042Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$91,5593Educational Administration and Supervision · Graduate/Professional Certificate$88,2974Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$77,9585Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,7356Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$73,5027Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,0098Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$68,568

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

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Comparable colleges in WI

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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Alverno College

Annual net price
$22,540
Observed earnings · year 5
$63,593
Modeled 10-year ROI
-31%
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Marian University

Annual net price
$21,937
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,734
Modeled 10-year ROI
-45%
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Carroll University

Annual net price
$15,193
Observed earnings · year 5
$63,904
Modeled 10-year ROI
-21%
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Wisconsin Lutheran College

Annual net price
$23,245
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,482
Modeled 10-year ROI
-47%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$124,304Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$91,559Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate$88,297Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$77,958Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$77,735$29,013
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$73,502Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,009$30,975
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$68,568$31,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,328Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,949Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$60,254Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate/Professional Certificate$57,482Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$57,159$31,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,596Not available
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesPost-baccalaureate Certificate$51,180$25,750
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$31,051$26,906

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.