10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$61,946at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of California, Davis
⌖ Davis, CA · 83 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$61,946 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.
7.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+26%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,091Observed 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
$14,741Average net price / year
$41,238Cost of attendance
$75,091Median earnings · year 5 after completion
85.7%Completion rate
41.8%Admission rate
32,253Student 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
$41,123Year 1
$73,086Year 4
$75,091Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$163,7022Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$155,4163Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · First Professional Degree$149,2604Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$145,9175Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$145,4226Medicine · First Professional Degree$144,1307Physics · Doctoral Degree$141,0348Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Master's Degree$138,731Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Irvine, CA
University of California, Irvine
- Annual net price
- $14,251
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,659
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +17%
University of California, Los Angeles
- Annual net price
- $12,548
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $77,498
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +41%
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Annual net price
- $16,109
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,288
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +8%
San Jose State University
- Annual net price
- $13,760
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $80,832
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +52%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $163,702 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $155,416 | Not available |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | First Professional Degree | $149,260 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $145,917 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $145,422 | $12,804 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $144,130 | Not available |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | $141,034 | Not available |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $138,731 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $138,673 | $14,282 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $137,579 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $136,814 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $130,291 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $121,768 | Not available |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $114,228 | $15,000 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $111,674 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $108,771 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | $108,451 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,894 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $106,855 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Doctoral Degree | $104,113 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,649 | $16,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,161 | $15,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,504 | $15,977 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,939 | $16,101 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,414 | $19,058 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,983 | $18,777 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,033 | $15,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,455 | $13,000 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | $87,406 | $11,985 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $86,155 | $12,144 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | $85,764 | Not available |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $84,479 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,248 | $13,000 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $79,807 | Not available |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,569 | $16,464 |
| Genetics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,411 | $14,293 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $74,343 | $11,000 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,595 | $13,470 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $73,365 | $14,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $73,337 | $16,416 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $72,778 | $13,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $72,640 | $13,000 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $72,335 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $70,796 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $70,754 | $11,208 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $70,571 | $14,750 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $69,702 | $14,171 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $68,535 | $12,790 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,463 | $15,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,120 | $13,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $67,759 | $14,250 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,056 | $12,416 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $66,461 | $14,598 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $65,983 | $15,200 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,508 | $14,750 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $64,519 | $14,166 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $63,720 | $13,000 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,567 | $11,811 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Master's Degree | $62,626 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $62,209 | $15,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,011 | $19,951 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,939 | $15,375 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,797 | $14,171 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,257 | $14,745 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,448 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,171 | $12,600 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,012 | $13,900 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,670 | $14,155 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $58,633 | $13,200 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $58,443 | $16,079 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,236 | $13,712 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $57,999 | $18,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $57,734 | $14,593 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,378 | $13,219 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,836 | $15,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $56,823 | $13,000 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,441 | $13,625 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $46,209 | $15,499 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $44,735 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,453 | $15,061 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,167 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $12,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,500 |
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.