10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$149,620at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Wheaton College
⌖ Wheaton, IL · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$149,620 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.
20.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−52%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,828Observed 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
$26,975Average net price / year
$59,263Cost of attendance
$58,828Median earnings · year 5 after completion
84.8%Completion rate
87.4%Admission rate
2,121Student 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
$39,703Year 1
$57,675Year 4
$58,828Year 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.
1Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$89,3622Economics · Bachelor's Degree$84,8293Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$80,2584Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$69,5665Theological and Ministerial Studies · Master's Degree$66,1046International Relations and National Security Studies · Bachelor's Degree$65,2307Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$61,3718Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$60,695Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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McKendree University
- Annual net price
- $24,717
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,757
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
Lake Forest College
- Annual net price
- $28,673
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,366
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
Augustana College
- Annual net price
- $22,736
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,348
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -51%
Rockford University
- Annual net price
- $22,436
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,298
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -51%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $89,362 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,829 | $21,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,258 | $24,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,566 | $20,356 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $66,104 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,230 | $23,875 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $61,371 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,695 | $23,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,647 | $21,500 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,974 | $22,625 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $48,374 | $25,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $42,635 | $26,650 |
| Religious Education | Bachelor's Degree | $42,605 | $25,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $40,329 | $24,556 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $40,076 | $23,685 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,363 | $23,281 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,501 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,500 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,147 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,250 |
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.