Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

Gallup, NM · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$112,932 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.

23.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,654Observed 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
−$112,932at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$199,4720
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4
6
8
−$112,93210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 23.0 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$2,906
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,682
Sticker price
Average net price$4,868
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,620
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,868Average net price / year
$11,620Cost of attendance
$53,654Median earnings · year 5 after completion
20.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
808Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

69thEarnings percentile
4thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,863Year 1
$59,818Year 4
$53,654Year 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 · Associate's Degree$84,0382Physical Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$50,2663Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$39,3854Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$34,342

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NM

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Los Lunas, NM

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Annual net price
$5,714
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,654
Modeled 10-year ROI
-57%
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Ranchos de Taos, NM

University of New Mexico-Taos Campus

Annual net price
$9,165
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,654
Modeled 10-year ROI
-60%
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Espanola, NM

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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
$50,833
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Hobbs, NM

New Mexico Junior College

Annual net price
$6,524
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,368
Modeled 10-year ROI
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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 NursingAssociate's Degree$84,038$11,536
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$50,266Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$39,385$11,338
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$34,342$10,084

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.