Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Sacramento Ultrasound Institute

Sacramento, CA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$234,392 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-4 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.

5.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+79%Modeled 10-year ROI
$98,062Observed earnings · year 4
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
+$234,392at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$296,2280
2
4
6
8
+$234,39210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 5.6 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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$29,057
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$41,256
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$29,057Average net price / year
$41,256Cost of attendance
$98,062Median earnings · year 4 after completion
97.8%Completion rate
70.7%Admission rate
83Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

98thEarnings percentile
97thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$65,108Year 1
$98,062Year 4
Not availableYear 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$99,816

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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$99,816$24,100

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.