10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$114,510at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Chapman University
⌖ Orange, CA · 40 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$114,510 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.
14.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−31%Modeled 10-year ROI
$70,171Observed 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
$46,555Average net price / year
$83,146Cost of attendance
$70,171Median earnings · year 5 after completion
81.9%Completion rate
65.4%Admission rate
7,478Student 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
$41,757Year 1
$73,336Year 4
$70,171Year 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.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$153,7182Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$121,5923Law · First Professional Degree$119,0024Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$112,7805Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$107,8086Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$102,1477Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$99,7338Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · First Professional Degree$94,016Observed 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.
Los Angeles, CA
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Annual net price
- $43,923
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,753
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Loyola Marymount University
- Annual net price
- $48,381
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,375
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Art Center College of Design
- Annual net price
- $48,661
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,387
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Pacific Union College
- Annual net price
- $41,008
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,000
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -33%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $153,718 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $121,592 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $119,002 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $112,780 | $24,109 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $107,808 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $102,147 | $21,250 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $99,733 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $94,016 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $86,167 | Not available |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,978 | $22,977 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $84,482 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $84,378 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $82,030 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $81,239 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $80,139 | $22,625 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $79,135 | $22,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $78,121 | $23,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $77,174 | Not available |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $76,412 | $18,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $75,108 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $73,461 | $19,500 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $72,529 | $23,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $71,762 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $69,818 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $68,856 | $20,741 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $66,494 | $19,123 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $65,144 | Not available |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,917 | $21,746 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,461 | $20,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,617 | $21,500 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,047 | $20,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,055 | $22,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $51,611 | $22,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $50,895 | Not available |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $50,612 | $23,624 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,183 | Not available |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $41,698 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $41,394 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,500 |
| Statistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $18,250 |
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.