10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$251,696at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Dillard University
⌖ New Orleans, LA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$251,696 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.
160.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−94%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,668Observed 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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- Historically Black college or university
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$22,094Average net price / year
$39,202Cost of attendance
$31,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$329/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$46,668Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.3%Completion rate
41.9%Admission rate
1,063Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$26,414Year 1
$48,421Year 4
$46,668Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$90,6612Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$49,6873Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$49,5464Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$49,1035Public Health · Bachelor's Degree$47,6416Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$37,061Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $90,661 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $49,687 | $32,187 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,546 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,103 | $34,500 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $47,641 | $35,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $37,061 | $31,376 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $35,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.