Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, Ohio. 795 undergraduate students. 94 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at University of Rio Grande

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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+31%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at University of Rio Grande rose 31% between 2006 and 2009 ($13.9k → $18.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Rio Grande fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.6% → 0.0%).

COMPLETION DROP · TRENDING WORSE-7pp

150%-time completion

150%-time completion fell 7 pp at University of Rio Grande vs the 2003–2007 baseline (32.2% vs 39.3%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+76%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at University of Rio Grande rose 76% between 2006 and 2009 (9.7% → 17.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Ohio

Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$41,478+21% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$34,323
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
32.2%+18% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$11,750+576% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
795-27% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
64.0%-5% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$20,560+110% · '00→'09
out-of-state $20,560
SECTION 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

3.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $11,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,478 (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.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,400
1,98870419962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997200947.5%
53%23%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$17,750
$20,670$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024-27%

University of Rio Grande · undergrad enrollment fell

1,917 → 1,400

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002009+110%

University of Rio Grande · in-state tuition rose

$8,694 → $18,260

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+115%

University of Rio Grande · out-of-state tuition rose

$9,549 → $20,560

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+576%

University of Rio Grande · median debt rose

$2,625 → $17,750

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

University of Rio Grande · cohort default rate fell

15.2% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024-46%

University of Rio Grande · pell share fell

62.7% → 33.6%

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at University of Rio Grande

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
$623,157
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 5
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 5year 0year 39
Cost per year
$30,154
HS-only baseline · OH
$36,400
Years to complete
2
CIP family
51

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

University of Rio Grande graduates earn $X” — not “University of Rio Grande makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Rio Grande 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.

Methodology →