Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Newschool of Architecture and Design

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

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$134,370 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.

15.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−34%Modeled 10-year ROI
$70,591Observed 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
−$134,370at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$390,2800
2
4
6
8
−$134,37010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.3 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$30,291
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$30,291
Sticker price
Average net price$52,570
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$62,004
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$52,570Average net price / year
$62,004Cost of attendance
$70,591Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.9%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
182Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

90thEarnings percentile
55thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$53,091Year 1
$74,029Year 4
$70,591Year 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.

1Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$101,6762Construction Management · Master's Degree$99,3733Architecture · Bachelor's Degree$74,5874Architectural Sciences and Technology · First Professional Degree$71,965

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Design Institute of San Diego

Annual net price
$44,010
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,870
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree$101,676Not available
Construction ManagementMaster's Degree$99,373Not available
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$74,587Not available
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyFirst Professional Degree$71,965Not available
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's DegreeNot available$39,251

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.