10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$130,120at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
⌖ Ranchos de Taos, NM · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$130,120 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.
25.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,654Observed 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
$9,165Average net price / year
$16,228Cost of attendance
$53,654Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
377Student 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
$42,863Year 1
$59,818Year 4
$53,654Year 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 · 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$34,342Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
- Annual net price
- $5,714
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,654
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Western New Mexico University
- Annual net price
- $8,522
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,227
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
- Annual net price
- $4,868
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,654
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
- Annual net price
- $13,470
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,654
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $84,038 | $11,536 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $50,266 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $39,385 | $11,338 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate'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.