10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$120,710at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Boise State University
⌖ Boise, ID · 70 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$120,710 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.
18.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−45%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,573Observed 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
$21,610Average net price / year
$28,224Cost of attendance
$59,573Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.2%Completion rate
87.2%Admission rate
17,674Student 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
$46,808Year 1
$64,791Year 4
$59,573Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$128,6892Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$112,1203Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$107,1784Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$100,6805Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$95,2506Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$93,2287Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,4918Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$89,863Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in ID
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Moscow, ID
University of Idaho
- Annual net price
- $14,831
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Lewis-Clark State College
- Annual net price
- $15,635
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,633
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Idaho State University
- Annual net price
- $12,193
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,592
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
College of Eastern Idaho
- Annual net price
- $8,778
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,133
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $128,689 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $112,120 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $107,178 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,680 | $35,463 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $95,250 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $93,228 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,491 | $27,220 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $89,863 | $25,675 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,354 | $24,833 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,405 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $78,901 | $25,623 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $77,439 | $15,375 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $75,451 | Not available |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,336 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $74,993 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $73,481 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $72,621 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,817 | $24,675 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $70,500 | $21,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $70,449 | $20,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $69,257 | $22,124 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $66,283 | $22,215 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $65,231 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $65,089 | $26,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $65,040 | $22,000 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,464 | Not available |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,459 | $26,175 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,202 | $22,302 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $62,964 | $25,419 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $61,718 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $61,544 | $22,977 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,164 | $25,000 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $59,989 | $25,473 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $59,920 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $59,270 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $58,562 | $22,524 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,877 | $24,695 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $56,761 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,835 | $27,676 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $55,478 | $21,500 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $55,188 | $28,350 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $54,595 | Not available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $53,995 | $27,299 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,278 | $23,095 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,708 | $31,613 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $51,285 | $27,298 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,184 | $22,559 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $50,697 | $20,356 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $50,335 | $15,894 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $50,297 | $22,071 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,683 | $25,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,625 | $28,050 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,570 | $22,988 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $48,582 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $48,561 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $47,624 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $47,505 | $27,880 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $47,419 | $24,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $44,684 | $23,500 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,676 | $25,635 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,527 | $28,599 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,059 | $26,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,111 | Not available |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,830 | $29,572 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,675 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,032 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,758 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,538 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | Not available | $15,159 |
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.