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University of La Verne

⌖ La Verne, CA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$64,014 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.

13.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−25%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,663Observed 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
−$64,014at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$260,6440
2
4
6
8
−$64,01410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 13.3 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$49,470
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$49,470
Sticker price
Average net price$20,161
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$62,278
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,161Average net price / year
$62,278Cost of attendance
$64,663Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.1%Completion rate
71.2%Admission rate
3,050Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

85thEarnings percentile
57thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,922Year 1
$64,109Year 4
$64,663Year 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.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$90,6942Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$79,8923Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,5204Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$76,7695Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$66,8916Non-Professional Legal Studies · Bachelor's Degree$66,3737Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$63,1078Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$61,350

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

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$90,694$25,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$79,892Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,520$30,853
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$76,769$25,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$66,891$22,500
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree$66,373$30,370
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$63,107$22,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$61,350$23,415
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$59,398Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$58,953$23,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,897$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,925$24,003
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$55,332Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$54,898$23,533
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$47,273$26,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$45,712$26,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Public AdministrationBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,333
Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$36,519

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.