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Trinity Washington University

⌖ Washington, DC · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$38,078 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.

12.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−18%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,913Observed 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
−$38,078at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$217,2080
2
4
6
8
−$38,07810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.1 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$26,610
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$26,610
Sticker price
Average net price$9,302
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$33,903
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,302Average net price / year
$33,903Cost of attendance
$62,913Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.3%Completion rate
99.5%Admission rate
1,414Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

83thEarnings percentile
36thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,688Year 1
$64,019Year 4
$62,913Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$106,3182Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$98,8823Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$93,1074Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$91,2345Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Master's Degree$86,9616Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$79,7857Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$76,7888Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$75,956

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$106,318$31,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$98,882Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$93,107Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$91,234Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree$86,961Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$79,785Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$76,788Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$75,956Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,772$33,093
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$62,755$36,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$59,708$33,564
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree$54,934$41,386
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,543$32,866
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,567$31,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's DegreeNot available$10,645

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.