10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$29,392at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Trinity College
⌖ Hartford, CT · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$29,392 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 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.
9.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
+9%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,872Observed 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
$34,832Average net price / year
$87,840Cost of attendance
$79,872Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.8%Completion rate
29.3%Admission rate
2,146Student 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
$51,307Year 1
$83,645Year 4
$79,872Year 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.
1Economics · Bachelor's Degree$122,0682Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$94,0973Public Policy Analysis · Bachelor's Degree$82,6384Area Studies · Bachelor's Degree$73,2295Public Policy Analysis · Master's Degree$72,7386Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$69,7307Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$68,9988English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$68,063Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CT
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.
Hamden, CT
Quinnipiac University
- Annual net price
- $40,675
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,421
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +0%
Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $30,177
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,142
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
Connecticut College
- Annual net price
- $36,175
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,752
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -33%
Sacred Heart University
- Annual net price
- $46,174
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,671
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $122,068 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $94,097 | $25,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $82,638 | $23,161 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $73,229 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $72,738 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,730 | $22,944 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $68,998 | $23,927 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,063 | $22,592 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $67,115 | $24,022 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,190 |
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.