10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$120,000at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Dallas
⌖ Irving, TX · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$120,000 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.
18.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−44%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,044Observed 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
$22,610Average net price / year
$68,583Cost of attendance
$60,044Median earnings · year 5 after completion
73.1%Completion rate
53.4%Admission rate
1,403Student 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
$42,141Year 1
$61,870Year 4
$60,044Year 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.
1Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$125,8802Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$111,7463Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$108,0234Economics · Bachelor's Degree$78,6995Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,0396Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Master's Degree$63,8077Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$61,4848Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$53,322Observed 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.
San Antonio, TX
University of the Incarnate Word
- Annual net price
- $22,775
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,329
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
Criswell College
- Annual net price
- $21,630
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,854
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
Concordia University Texas
- Annual net price
- $23,131
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,873
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $125,880 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $111,746 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $108,023 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,699 | $24,752 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,039 | $24,093 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $63,807 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $61,484 | $21,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,322 | $24,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,113 | $20,247 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,564 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,559 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,622 |
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.