10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$60,736at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Christian Brothers University
⌖ Memphis, TN · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$60,736 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.
13.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−28%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,868Observed 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
$9,854Average net price / year
$48,038Cost of attendance
$60,868Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.7%Completion rate
86.7%Admission rate
905Student 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
$50,114Year 1
$68,058Year 4
$60,868Year 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.
1Engineering-Related Fields · Master's Degree$114,9032Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$103,6083Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,0074Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$87,0555Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$85,2856Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Bachelor's Degree$64,8977Education, General · Master's Degree$61,9158Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$59,892Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TN
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.
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Bethel University
- Annual net price
- $12,595
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,206
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Annual net price
- $11,212
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,906
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +20%
King University
- Annual net price
- $22,347
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,767
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
Tennessee Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $14,836
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,701
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $114,903 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $103,608 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,007 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $87,055 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,285 | $27,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,897 | $46,000 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $61,915 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,892 | $49,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $54,090 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,180 | $27,000 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $36,429 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,786 |
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.