Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Life Pacific University

San Dimas, CA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$324,642 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
−123%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,895Observed 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
−$324,642at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$263,5920
2
4
6
8
−$324,64210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$22,118
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$22,118
Sticker price
Average net price$20,898
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$35,062
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,898Average net price / year
$35,062Cost of attendance
$38,895Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.4%Completion rate
95.8%Admission rate
456Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

36thEarnings percentile
25thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,623Year 1
$47,070Year 4
$38,895Year 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.

1Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · Master's Degree$62,2392Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries · Bachelor's Degree$52,4773Behavioral Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$47,6124Bible/Biblical Studies · Bachelor's Degree$46,7565Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$37,320

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherMaster's Degree$62,239Not available
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degree$52,477$24,083
Behavioral SciencesBachelor's Degree$47,612$27,000
Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,756$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$37,320$12,000

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.