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Wellesley College

⌖ Wellesley, MA · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$67,654 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.

13.2 yrsModeled economic break-even

−24%Modeled 10-year ROI

$66,433Observed 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

−$67,654at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$281,9840

−$67,65410

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$67,176

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$67,176

Sticker price

Average net price$25,496

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$86,290

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,496Average net price / year

$86,290Cost of attendance

$66,433Median earnings · year 5 after completion

91.5%Completion rate

14.1%Admission rate

2,300Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

87thEarnings percentile

93thCompletion percentile

WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$65,036Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$11,190Median federal debt across categories that report debt

88%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,659Year 1

$72,449Year 4

$66,433Year 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.

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$177,213	$13,350
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$121,787	$11,190
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$98,816	Not available
Political Science and Government	Bachelor's Degree	$72,830	$12,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,036	$10,152
English Language and Literature, General	Bachelor's Degree	$59,865	$12,000
Biology, General	Bachelor's Degree	$58,285	$10,159
Research and Experimental Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,538	$12,500
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$9,525
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$8,300

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.