10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$275,134at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Sul Ross State University
⌖ Alpine, TX · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$275,134 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
−118%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,801Observed 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
$13,286Average net price / year
$24,529Cost of attendance
$40,801Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.9%Completion rate
98.7%Admission rate
1,396Student 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
$35,977Year 1
$49,811Year 4
$40,801Year 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$75,7392Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$74,0843Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$65,4384Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$65,3215Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$57,6586Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$49,5107Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$49,1848Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$42,239Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Texarkana, TX
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
- Annual net price
- $12,997
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,254
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -99%
Clarendon College
- Annual net price
- $8,390
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,388
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -122%
Paris Junior College
- Annual net price
- $7,690
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,293
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Texas State Technical College
- Annual net price
- $13,508
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,908
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $75,739 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $74,084 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $65,438 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $65,321 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $57,658 | $27,670 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,510 | $16,781 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $49,184 | $14,627 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $42,239 | $18,999 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,185 | $15,452 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,050 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,081 |
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.