Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Taylor University

Upland, IN · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$211,080 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.

40.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−76%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,838Observed earnings · year 5
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
−$211,080at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$279,4600
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4
6
8
−$211,08010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 40.9 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 tuition$40,490
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,490
Sticker price
Average net price$24,865
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$53,405
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,865Average net price / year
$53,405Cost of attendance
$51,838Median earnings · year 5 after completion
73.8%Completion rate
73.5%Admission rate
2,025Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

66thEarnings percentile
73thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,248Year 1
$51,779Year 4
$51,838Year 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.

1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$108,8122Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$78,1913Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$76,1924Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$57,1135Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$50,4036Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$50,2377Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$45,1058Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$40,573

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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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.

Anderson, IN

Anderson University

Annual net price
$25,021
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,826
Modeled 10-year ROI
-72%
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Notre Dame, IN

Holy Cross College

Annual net price
$26,728
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,665
Modeled 10-year ROI
-80%
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Franklin, IN

Franklin College

Annual net price
$22,855
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,315
Modeled 10-year ROI
-69%
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Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana Institute of Technology

Annual net price
$23,206
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,180
Modeled 10-year ROI
-63%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$108,812Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$78,191$20,182
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$76,192$25,356
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$57,113$22,786
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$50,403Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$50,237$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$45,105$21,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$40,573$19,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$39,400$22,750
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,250
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$16,000

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.