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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

⌖ Portales, NM · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$189,366 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.

194.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−95%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,025Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$189,366at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$199,6160
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4
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−$189,36610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 194.7 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$7,194
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,174
Sticker price
Average net price$4,904
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,940
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,904Average net price / year
$18,940Cost of attendance
$46,025Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.1%Completion rate
91.7%Admission rate
3,357Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

51thEarnings percentile
31thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,143Year 1
$54,827Year 4
$46,025Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$103,6172Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$100,8033Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$95,6504Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$76,2045Education, General · Master's Degree$67,1686Communication and Media Studies · Master's Degree$60,2467Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$58,1768Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$56,614

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Currently operating public 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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$46,025
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Annual net price
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$103,617$17,108
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$100,803Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$95,650$18,750
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$76,204Not available
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$67,168Not available
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree$60,246Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$58,176Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$56,614$17,912
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$55,454$19,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$55,379$22,301
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,496$8,632
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$51,075$24,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$51,003$18,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$50,598$20,378
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$49,573Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$48,819$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$46,023Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$44,300$20,054
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,334$20,050
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$39,360$11,110
SociologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$19,105

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.