-7pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 7 pp at Plymouth State University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (47.4% vs 54.0%).
New Hampshire · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire. 3,298 undergraduate students. 108 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Plymouth State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Plymouth State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.8% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New Hampshire
Each tile compares this institution to the New Hampshire median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$57,304+23% · 6→10y
New Hampshire median $49,690$46,466
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry47.4%-4% · '97→'24
New Hampshire median 58.4%$17,000+324% · '97→'20
At program completion3,298-13% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS71.3%-10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time91.0%+13% · '01→'24
latest cohort$14,558+175% · '00→'24
out-of-state $25,498SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.0%Median federal debt $17,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $57,304 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+41%
Plymouth State University · completion · 100% rose
31.9% → 45.1%
+175%
Plymouth State University · in-state tuition rose
$5,314 → $14,626
+141%
Plymouth State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,624 → $25,566
+324%
Plymouth State University · median debt rose
$6,125 → $26,000
-100%
Plymouth State University · cohort default rate fell
3.7% → 0.0%
+47%
Plymouth State University · pell share rose
19.1% → 28.1%
+42%
Plymouth State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$40,300 → $57,304
+49%
Plymouth State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$37,300 → $55,556
+40%
Plymouth State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,100 → $46,466
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Finance and Financial Management Services.$83,848Business Administration, Management and Operations.$82,089Marketing.$80,610Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,139Communication and Media Studies.$69,796Accounting and Related Services.$69,707Business/Commerce, General.$64,858Criminal Justice and Corrections.$60,116Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$58,878Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$57,569Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$54,820Business Administration, Management and Operations.$54,303Curriculum and Instruction.$54,105Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,781Social Work.$46,700Psychology, General.$46,464Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$45,541Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$45,500English Language and Literature, General.$44,639Fine and Studio Arts.$43,346Public Health.$40,843
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,781Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$45,541Curriculum and Instruction.$54,105Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$57,569Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$45,500
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Plymouth State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$425,787
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $18,415
- HS-only baseline · NH
- $40,300
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New Hampshire
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Plymouth State University graduates earn $X” — not “Plymouth State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Plymouth State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.