10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$393,170at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Full Sail University
⌖ Winter Park, FL · 53 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$393,170 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−117%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,233Observed 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
$38,875Average net price / year
$47,530Cost of attendance
$39,233Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
25,777Student 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
$26,076Year 1
$40,367Year 4
$39,233Year 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.
1Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,4102Management Information Systems and Services · Master's Degree$85,0013Computer Programming · Bachelor's Degree$83,6944Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$80,9095Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$77,5126Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$69,6417Computer Software and Media Applications · Bachelor's Degree$66,6768Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$62,381Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Orlando, FL
Gwinnett Institute
- Annual net price
- $34,939
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,104
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -122%
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando
- Annual net price
- $37,435
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,468
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -129%
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
- Annual net price
- $34,714
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,419
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa
- Annual net price
- $36,680
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,040
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,410 | $20,500 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's Degree | $85,001 | Not available |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $83,694 | $37,372 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $80,909 | $24,252 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,512 | $19,875 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $69,641 | Not available |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $66,676 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $62,381 | $43,043 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $60,023 | Not available |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $59,772 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $59,181 | $25,000 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $59,102 | $32,375 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,954 | $45,747 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Master's Degree | $53,820 | Not available |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | $53,230 | Not available |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | $53,227 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | $46,710 | Not available |
| Human Computer Interaction | Bachelor's Degree | $45,823 | $33,471 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $44,962 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,962 | $40,218 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,933 | $38,549 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $44,878 | $20,500 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $44,156 | $31,000 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $44,012 | $43,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $42,719 | $32,103 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | $42,689 | Not available |
| Human Computer Interaction | Associate's Degree | $42,107 | $29,767 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,466 | $30,999 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $39,171 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $38,847 | $39,580 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $38,716 | $34,679 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,124 | $30,500 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's Degree | $38,049 | $30,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,679 | $21,124 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $37,309 | $33,960 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $36,898 | $20,500 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,870 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Associate's Degree | $36,220 | $34,757 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,188 | $18,245 |
| Music | Associate's Degree | $34,987 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $34,818 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $33,579 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $33,429 | $41,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $32,703 | $27,500 |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | $32,197 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Associate's Degree | $30,931 | $32,718 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $26,827 | $19,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Associate's Degree | $24,816 | $29,320 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $24,653 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $18,250 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $20,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $38,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $25,709 |
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.