10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$9,536at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Trinity University
⌖ San Antonio, TX · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$9,536 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.
10.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−3%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,432Observed 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
$23,464Average net price / year
$68,224Cost of attendance
$71,432Median earnings · year 5 after completion
84.0%Completion rate
25.9%Admission rate
2,505Student 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
$39,161Year 1
$67,249Year 4
$71,432Year 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.
1Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$148,3912Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$98,7083Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$96,8444Engineering Science · Bachelor's Degree$86,8235Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$84,3476Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$81,3637Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$76,5908Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$68,934Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
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.
Longview, TX
LeTourneau University
- Annual net price
- $28,185
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,861
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
Concordia University Texas
- Annual net price
- $23,131
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,873
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
University of Dallas
- Annual net price
- $22,610
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,044
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
Houston Christian University
- Annual net price
- $20,629
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,737
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -36%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $148,391 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $98,708 | $24,059 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $96,844 | $23,550 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,823 | $21,249 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,347 | $23,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,363 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $76,590 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $68,934 | $25,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $68,095 | $23,929 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,494 | $25,340 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $55,567 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,250 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,892 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,500 |
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.