10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$438,962at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Maine College of Art & Design
⌖ Portland, ME · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$438,962 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
−132%Modeled 10-year ROI
$34,439Observed 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
$38,338Average net price / year
$60,128Cost of attendance
$34,439Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.5%Completion rate
76.1%Admission rate
415Student 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
$25,999Year 1
$40,550Year 4
$34,439Year 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.
1Journalism · Graduate/Professional Certificate$63,4792Fine and Studio Arts · Master's Degree$49,0533Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$41,6004Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$39,4435Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$34,720Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in ME
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.
Arundel, ME
The Landing School
- Annual net price
- $35,532
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,027
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -103%
College of the Atlantic
- Annual net price
- $25,184
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,037
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -132%
Unity Environmental University
- Annual net price
- $19,104
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,695
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
University of New England
- Annual net price
- $38,107
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,501
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -35%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $63,479 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $49,053 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,600 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,443 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $34,720 | $27,000 |
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.