10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$189,728at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
⌖ Terre Haute, IN · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$189,728 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
6.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+54%Modeled 10-year ROI
$98,978Observed 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
$42,513Average net price / year
$77,890Cost of attendance
$98,978Median earnings · year 5 after completion
78.2%Completion rate
76.9%Admission rate
2,309Student 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
$80,344Year 1
$97,780Year 4
$98,978Year 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.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$123,7532Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$112,1873Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$109,1644Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$98,3415Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,4486Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,9837Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$90,4848Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,155Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
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.
Notre Dame, IN
University of Notre Dame
- Annual net price
- $26,780
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,900
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +74%
Butler University
- Annual net price
- $36,041
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,274
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
- Annual net price
- $21,827
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,777
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -7%
Saint Mary's College
- Annual net price
- $25,292
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,300
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $123,753 | $24,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $112,187 | $25,000 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,164 | $24,834 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,341 | $24,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,448 | $26,161 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,983 | $25,612 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,484 | $26,441 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,155 | $24,132 |
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.