10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$79,874at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Wabash College
⌖ Crawfordsville, IN · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$79,874 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.
14.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−29%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,747Observed 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
$24,336Average net price / year
$65,144Cost of attendance
$64,747Median earnings · year 5 after completion
77.0%Completion rate
63.3%Admission rate
866Student 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
$42,841Year 1
$68,626Year 4
$64,747Year 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.
1Economics · Bachelor's Degree$87,3722Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$74,0613Religion/Religious Studies · Bachelor's Degree$69,9884Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$65,6055Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$62,6536History · Bachelor's Degree$59,2217English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$53,638Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
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.
Indianapolis, IN
Marian University
- Annual net price
- $24,018
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,193
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -30%
Saint Mary's College
- Annual net price
- $25,292
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,300
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Trine University
- Annual net price
- $25,355
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,278
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -35%
DePauw University
- Annual net price
- $22,264
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,357
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -24%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,372 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $74,061 | $27,000 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $69,988 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,605 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,653 | $27,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,221 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,638 | $27,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not 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.