10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$96,320at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
California Baptist University
⌖ Riverside, CA · 50 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$96,320 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.
15.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−34%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,882Observed 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
$26,285Average net price / year
$54,038Cost of attendance
$63,882Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.9%Completion rate
84.9%Admission rate
8,179Student 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
$47,533Year 1
$68,600Year 4
$63,882Year 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$134,1662Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$108,1573Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$105,0464Public Administration · Master's Degree$98,0565Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$97,6916Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,5067Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$93,8398Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$93,038Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific University
- Annual net price
- $22,212
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,063
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Westmont College
- Annual net price
- $29,053
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,349
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -45%
California Lutheran University
- Annual net price
- $30,109
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,372
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Concordia University-Irvine
- Annual net price
- $28,115
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,691
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
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 | $134,166 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $108,157 | $35,718 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,046 | $27,000 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $98,056 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $97,691 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,506 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $93,839 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $93,038 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,251 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Master's Degree | $89,265 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $89,018 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $87,685 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $84,760 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $83,297 | Not available |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $81,768 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,150 | $34,104 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $80,632 | $49,129 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $78,489 | Not available |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $77,329 | $35,287 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $76,789 | $23,125 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $75,949 | $39,244 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $73,825 | Not available |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $72,629 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $72,590 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $69,787 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,936 | $28,619 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $68,926 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $67,621 | $26,375 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $65,603 | $26,372 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $64,605 | $26,400 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,103 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,883 | $25,126 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $60,816 | $27,449 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,801 | $27,000 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $58,821 | $26,869 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,656 | $20,500 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,350 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $55,968 | $28,587 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $54,239 | $20,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,060 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $52,904 | $22,718 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,118 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $51,834 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,070 | $26,750 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,922 | $25,680 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $47,494 | $26,487 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,121 | $24,474 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $41,749 | $31,250 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $40,432 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,988 |
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.