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Lipscomb University

⌖ Nashville, TN · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$121,026 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.

17.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−43%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,793Observed 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
−$121,026at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$278,9560
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4
6
8
−$121,02610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 17.7 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$40,572
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,572
Sticker price
Average net price$24,739
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,117
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,739Average net price / year
$55,117Cost of attendance
$60,793Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.2%Completion rate
67.7%Admission rate
2,997Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

81thEarnings percentile
71thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,943Year 1
$63,007Year 4
$60,793Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$135,7602Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$127,2503Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$106,1994Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,9905Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,5896Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$83,9307Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$80,7518Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$77,996

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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$135,760Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$127,250Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$106,199Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,990$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$90,589Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$83,930$23,732
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$80,751$27,250
MarketingBachelor's Degree$77,996$24,625
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$74,051$26,623
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$73,891Not available
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$66,213Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$65,590Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's Degree$64,350Not available
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree$64,190Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$63,058Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$61,534Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$61,167$26,298
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$59,936Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsPost-baccalaureate Certificate$58,135$11,625
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$56,187Not available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,036Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,965$24,375
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$53,938Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$53,211Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$52,267$21,253
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,933$25,062
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$47,544Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,328$21,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$42,863$19,500
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,619
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,975

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.