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LeTourneau University

⌖ Longview, TX · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$64,130 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.

12.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−22%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,861Observed 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
−$64,130at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$292,7400
2
4
6
8
−$64,13010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.8 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$37,160
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$37,160
Sticker price
Average net price$28,185
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$51,124
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,185Average net price / year
$51,124Cost of attendance
$67,861Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.6%Completion rate
38.0%Admission rate
1,468Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

89thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$52,275Year 1
$65,664Year 4
$67,861Year 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.

1Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,4032Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$84,9983Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$83,5184Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$83,1585Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$81,0656Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$79,2777Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$73,2178Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$67,998

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TX

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.

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Annual net price
$23,464
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,432
Modeled 10-year ROI
-3%
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Annual net price
$36,660
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,108
Modeled 10-year ROI
-26%
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Concordia University Texas

Annual net price
$23,131
Observed earnings · year 5
$62,873
Modeled 10-year ROI
-34%
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Annual net price
$26,106
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,381
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,403Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$84,998$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$83,518Not available
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$83,158Not available
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$81,065Not available
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$79,277$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$73,217$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$67,998Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$67,970$39,668
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$59,142Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$55,367Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$55,003Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,679$29,168
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$46,286$24,188
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$43,305$33,334
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$50,334

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.