10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$13,144at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Gonzaga University
⌖ Spokane, WA · 36 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$13,144 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+4%Modeled 10-year ROI
$78,362Observed 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
$35,119Average net price / year
$73,178Cost of attendance
$78,362Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.3%Completion rate
81.7%Admission rate
5,198Student 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
$53,993Year 1
$80,896Year 4
$78,362Year 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 · Doctoral Degree$150,9192Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$133,9553Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$121,5124Taxation · Master's Degree$111,5665Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$106,1556Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$104,4957Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$101,0908Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$99,037Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WA
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Seattle, WA
Seattle University
- Annual net price
- $34,662
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,122
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +7%
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
- Annual net price
- $35,671
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,391
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
Walla Walla University
- Annual net price
- $23,329
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,100
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -5%
Saint Martin's University
- Annual net price
- $28,119
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,190
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $150,919 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $133,955 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $121,512 | $27,000 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $111,566 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,155 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $104,495 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $101,090 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $99,037 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $96,396 | $24,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $95,155 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,816 | $23,664 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $88,461 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,942 | $25,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $84,459 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $74,303 | $23,124 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $74,061 | $22,500 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Master's Degree | $73,912 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $73,558 | $23,375 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $72,648 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $69,977 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $69,533 | Not available |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,190 | $20,994 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $67,348 | $25,193 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $65,557 | Not available |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $65,381 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $62,743 | $27,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,626 | $25,991 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,533 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $60,015 | $24,118 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,723 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,151 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $58,772 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,707 | $26,496 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,458 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
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.