10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$190,386at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
⌖ Tallahassee, FL · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$190,386 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.
52.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−81%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,457Observed 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
$13,739Average net price / year
$23,970Cost of attendance
$49,457Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.3%Completion rate
20.6%Admission rate
7,582Student 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
$34,146Year 1
$52,657Year 4
$49,457Year 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.
1Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$98,2722Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,6413Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$85,5224Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$83,0415Law · First Professional Degree$81,1446Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$75,7167Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$73,6588Architecture · Master's Degree$73,496Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Key West, FL
The College of the Florida Keys
- Annual net price
- $13,636
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,819
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Santa Fe College
- Annual net price
- $11,098
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,475
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Broward College
- Annual net price
- $14,506
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,563
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Seminole State College of Florida
- Annual net price
- $8,970
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,463
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $98,272 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $90,641 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $85,522 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $83,041 | $24,500 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $81,144 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $75,716 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $73,658 | $23,750 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $73,496 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $69,874 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $61,026 | Not available |
| Social Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $57,722 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $56,187 | $30,494 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $53,902 | $25,000 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $50,832 | $27,393 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $48,733 | $28,141 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $47,477 | $27,000 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $47,272 | Not available |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,139 | $31,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,081 | $27,750 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,173 | $28,125 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $44,891 | $28,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $44,477 | $28,750 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $41,861 | $26,625 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,472 | $24,984 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,817 | $27,000 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,750 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,090 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,959 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $30,500 |
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.