10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$46,468at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
DePaul University
⌖ Chicago, IL · 82 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$46,468 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.
11.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−15%Modeled 10-year ROI
$70,714Observed 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
$30,902Average net price / year
$63,052Cost of attendance
$70,714Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.8%Completion rate
75.9%Admission rate
14,090Student 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
$47,990Year 1
$73,466Year 4
$70,714Year 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 · Doctoral Degree$187,3642Computer Software and Media Applications · Master's Degree$158,6673Computer Programming · Master's Degree$158,5094Real Estate · Master's Degree$152,6945Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$144,8596Computer Engineering · Master's Degree$134,4497Taxation · Master's Degree$129,5658Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$124,777Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IL
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.
Chicago, IL
Loyola University Chicago
- Annual net price
- $36,079
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,419
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
Illinois Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $28,199
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,515
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Bradley University
- Annual net price
- $22,719
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,615
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -17%
Lake Forest College
- Annual net price
- $28,673
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,366
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $187,364 | Not available |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $158,667 | Not available |
| Computer Programming | Master's Degree | $158,509 | Not available |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | $152,694 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $144,859 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | $134,449 | Not available |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $129,565 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $124,777 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $121,391 | Not available |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | $118,027 | Not available |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $117,154 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $116,242 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $113,645 | $27,000 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $107,264 | Not available |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $105,355 | Not available |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $101,965 | Not available |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $101,315 | $25,497 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $100,185 | $22,433 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $100,161 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $99,840 | Not available |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $96,616 | $23,249 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $94,197 | $24,016 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $93,719 | $23,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $93,592 | $24,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $93,563 | $21,666 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $91,098 | Not available |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | $91,007 | $24,750 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $89,908 | $26,154 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $86,444 | $42,350 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $86,093 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $84,568 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $84,554 | $24,321 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Master's Degree | $83,583 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $82,551 | $25,916 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $81,457 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,164 | $25,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $77,204 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $76,420 | $24,500 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $76,354 | $23,412 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | $75,891 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $75,622 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $74,847 | $26,333 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $74,702 | Not available |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $71,556 | $16,375 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $71,045 | $24,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $68,404 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,180 | $21,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $67,412 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $66,235 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $64,207 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $63,616 | Not available |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,693 | $27,000 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $61,708 | $24,334 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,216 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,329 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $59,820 | Not available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,016 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Master's Degree | $58,803 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $58,163 | $24,499 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $57,957 | $26,910 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,014 | $22,916 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,664 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $55,213 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $54,208 | $27,000 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | $53,498 | $26,055 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,791 | $24,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $52,622 | $24,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,608 | $23,499 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $51,971 | Not available |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | $51,338 | Not available |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,780 | $26,533 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $50,460 | $27,000 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,872 | $24,500 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,857 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $46,969 | $24,717 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $46,553 | Not available |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $45,028 | $25,864 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $44,756 | $23,334 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $44,095 | $26,348 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $38,670 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,085 | $26,999 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.