Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$167,876 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.

29.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−66%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,612Observed 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
−$167,876at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$253,9960
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4
6
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−$167,87610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 29.5 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$44,172
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$44,172
Sticker price
Average net price$18,499
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$57,451
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,499Average net price / year
$57,451Cost of attendance
$53,612Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.5%Completion rate
77.6%Admission rate
1,539Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

69thEarnings percentile
59thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,876Year 1
$59,762Year 4
$53,612Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$113,2332Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$85,8513Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$80,7734Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$80,5325Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$77,2606Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$75,6737Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,5698Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$68,363

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IN

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.

Mishawaka, IN

Bethel University

Annual net price
$18,610
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,788
Modeled 10-year ROI
-69%
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North Manchester, IN

Manchester University

Annual net price
$18,805
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,291
Modeled 10-year ROI
-71%
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Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies

Annual net price
$20,473
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,180
Modeled 10-year ROI
-61%
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Franklin, IN

Franklin College

Annual net price
$22,855
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,315
Modeled 10-year ROI
-69%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$113,233Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$85,851$25,010
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$80,773$27,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$80,532Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$77,260Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$75,673$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,569$22,340
MarketingBachelor's Degree$68,363Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$63,830$24,031
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$53,964$25,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$49,924$28,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$45,838$23,727
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$38,198Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,000

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.