10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$118,038at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Oregon
⌖ Eugene, OR · 67 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$118,038 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.
17.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−44%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,069Observed 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
$22,182Average net price / year
$34,793Cost of attendance
$60,069Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.7%Completion rate
88.3%Admission rate
20,497Student 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
$36,302Year 1
$62,174Year 4
$60,069Year 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.
1Management Information Systems and Services · Master's Degree$128,2862Physics · Master's Degree$124,2953Engineering Physics · Master's Degree$118,6324Chemistry · Doctoral Degree$117,1415Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$106,4126Law · First Professional Degree$100,8017Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$100,5408Biology, General · Master's Degree$98,203Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Corvallis, OR
Oregon State University
- Annual net price
- $19,604
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
- Annual net price
- $18,048
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -20%
Columbia Gorge Community College
- Annual net price
- $10,416
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,867
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -33%
Western Oregon University
- Annual net price
- $17,237
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,801
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's Degree | $128,286 | Not available |
| Physics | Master's Degree | $124,295 | Not available |
| Engineering Physics | Master's Degree | $118,632 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $117,141 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $106,412 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $100,801 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $100,540 | $24,764 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $98,203 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $97,549 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $97,057 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | $94,728 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $85,438 | $20,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $83,543 | $21,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $82,191 | $15,475 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $82,135 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $81,984 | $19,834 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Master's Degree | $79,716 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $77,476 | Not available |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $76,795 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,695 | $19,305 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,160 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $73,410 | $21,500 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $72,885 | Not available |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $71,724 | Not available |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $71,437 | Not available |
| Interior Architecture | Master's Degree | $70,982 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,532 | $16,500 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,623 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $67,425 | $19,500 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,030 | $16,166 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $65,573 | $29,050 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $62,634 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $62,408 | $20,183 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,255 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $60,954 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,504 | $19,500 |
| Landscape Architecture | Master's Degree | $60,338 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $60,111 | Not available |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $58,635 | $26,000 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $58,319 | $22,917 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,532 | $22,917 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,106 | $19,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,681 | $22,990 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $56,165 | $22,775 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $55,615 | $24,750 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,204 | $23,592 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,434 | $20,096 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,279 | $20,251 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,057 | $26,000 |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,559 | $21,417 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,064 | $21,201 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,946 | Not available |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,842 | $19,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,007 | $29,145 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,459 | $25,400 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,810 | $22,122 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $50,499 | $24,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $49,770 | $20,500 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,354 | $18,675 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,639 | $23,375 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $47,580 | Not available |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,886 | $23,187 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,920 | $25,646 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $45,719 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,958 | $24,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,928 | $20,583 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,498 |
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.