10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$69,832at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pepperdine University
⌖ Malibu, CA · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$69,832 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.
12.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−17%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,256Observed 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
$58,098Average net price / year
$93,512Cost of attendance
$79,256Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.4%Completion rate
62.9%Admission rate
3,553Student 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
$49,653Year 1
$84,459Year 4
$79,256Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$141,9492Educational/Instructional Media Design · Doctoral Degree$133,0313Law · Doctoral Degree$126,5614Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$123,3075Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$120,4106Dispute Resolution · Master's Degree$110,1667Economics · Bachelor's Degree$104,9438Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$103,432Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
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.
Pasadena, CA
Art Center College of Design
- Annual net price
- $48,661
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,387
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Loyola Marymount University
- Annual net price
- $48,381
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,375
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Chapman University
- Annual net price
- $46,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,171
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Annual net price
- $43,923
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,753
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $141,949 | Not available |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Doctoral Degree | $133,031 | Not available |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $126,561 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $123,307 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $120,410 | Not available |
| Dispute Resolution | Master's Degree | $110,166 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $104,943 | $24,250 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $103,432 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $100,595 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $95,306 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $91,227 | $28,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $81,417 | $26,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $81,037 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $75,954 | $23,625 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $73,551 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $70,729 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $65,100 | $23,336 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $64,374 | Not available |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $62,495 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,353 | $22,580 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $58,801 | Not available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $55,432 | $21,375 |
| Psychology, General | Master's Degree | $52,526 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $50,594 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,667 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,027 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,379 |
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.