-22%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Heritage University are 22% below the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($49.4k vs $63.3k).
Washington · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Heritage University
Toppenish, Washington. 782 undergraduate students. 70 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Heritage 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.
-21%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Heritage University fell 21% between 2021 and 2024 (71.9% → 56.8%).
+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Heritage University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.5k → $20.9k).
+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Heritage University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.5k → $20.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Washington
Each tile compares this institution to the Washington median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$49,416+5% · 6→10y
Washington median $47,350$47,001
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry39.8%+76% · '02→'24
Washington median 46.8%$11,925+165% · '97→'20
At program completion782+30% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS57.9%+9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$19,920+288% · '00→'24
out-of-state $19,920SECTION 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
3.2%Median federal debt $11,925 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,416 (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.
+76%
Heritage University · completion · 150% rose
30.4% → 53.7%
+30%
Heritage University · undergrad enrollment rose
625 → 812
+288%
Heritage University · in-state tuition rose
$5,400 → $20,928
+288%
Heritage University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,400 → $20,928
+165%
Heritage University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $14,573
-100%
Heritage University · cohort default rate fell
13.6% → 0.0%
+28%
Heritage University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$38,700 → $49,416
+39%
Heritage University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,800 → $51,324
+47%
Heritage University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$32,000 → $47,001
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.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$150,059Education, General.$87,746Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$70,846Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$65,066Biology, General.$60,582Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,399Social Work.$51,916Criminal Justice and Corrections.$46,831
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 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
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Heritage 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
$167,346
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 17
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $12,511
- HS-only baseline · WA
- $41,200
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 44
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 Washington
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Heritage University graduates earn $X” — not “Heritage University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Heritage 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.