10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$391,574at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southwest University at El Paso
⌖ El Paso, TX · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$391,574 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
−158%Modeled 10-year ROI
$30,605Observed 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
$16,906Average net price / year
$23,987Cost of attendance
$30,605Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,073Student 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
$27,047Year 1
$36,187Year 4
$30,605Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$86,0152Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$59,0973Public Health · Bachelor's Degree$40,9844Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$40,7055Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$39,4596Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$36,8237Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$35,8188Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$33,726Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
- $16,277
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,123
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -157%
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- Annual net price
- $17,046
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,882
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -153%
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- Annual net price
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- $31,123
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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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.