10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$140,020at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Fashion Institute of Technology
⌖ New York, NY · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$140,020 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.
22.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,636Observed 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
$19,095Average net price / year
$26,838Cost of attendance
$56,636Median earnings · year 5 after completion
80.7%Completion rate
60.2%Admission rate
7,637Student 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
$32,277Year 1
$59,839Year 4
$56,636Year 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.
1Apparel and Textiles · Bachelor's Degree$71,1392Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,7273Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$69,9544Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$67,0025Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$60,8826Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Associate's Degree$60,5047Apparel and Textiles · Associate's Degree$58,8768Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Associate's Degree$54,879Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Syracuse, NY
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Annual net price
- $18,952
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,174
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
State University of New York at New Paltz
- Annual net price
- $18,809
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,166
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
SUNY Oneonta
- Annual net price
- $19,158
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,485
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Annual net price
- $17,156
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,178
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $71,139 | $21,165 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,727 | $21,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $69,954 | $21,500 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,002 | $18,721 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $60,882 | $25,000 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | $60,504 | $12,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Associate's Degree | $58,876 | $12,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Associate's Degree | $54,879 | $12,000 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $53,710 | $24,734 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $51,622 | $12,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,627 | $19,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $45,096 | $12,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,930 | $24,683 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Associate's Degree | $31,862 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $30,454 | $12,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,875 |
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.