10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$243,510at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southern University at New Orleans
⌖ New Orleans, LA · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$243,510 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
−102%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,573Observed 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, debt, completion and earnings context
$14,810Average net price / year
$23,905Cost of attendance
$31,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$329/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,573Median earnings · year 5 after completion
13.1%Completion rate
78.9%Admission rate
1,055Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$33,307Year 1
$47,240Year 4
$44,573Year 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.
1Social Work · Master's Degree$55,1192Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$53,7623Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$49,7094Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$47,3905Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$44,7886Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$44,7237Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,3508Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$44,226Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in LA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Chalmette, LA
Nunez Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,529
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,332
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Baton Rouge Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,474
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,323
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -103%
Southeastern Louisiana University
- Annual net price
- $13,154
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,649
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Delgado Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,747
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,501
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,119 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $53,762 | Not available |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,709 | $42,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $47,390 | $56,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $44,788 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $44,723 | $45,149 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,350 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $44,226 | $55,541 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $42,068 | $38,319 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,139 | $47,500 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $54,647 |
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.