10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$199,816at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Puget Sound
⌖ Tacoma, WA · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$199,816 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.
24.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,376Observed 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
$38,394Average net price / year
$78,378Cost of attendance
$58,376Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.0%Completion rate
72.3%Admission rate
1,594Student 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
$31,762Year 1
$59,684Year 4
$58,376Year 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.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$98,6962Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$85,9253Economics · Bachelor's Degree$81,0824Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$79,1925Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$77,5856Education, General · Master's Degree$77,4027Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$75,4628Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$68,035Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WA
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.
Walla Walla, WA
Whitman College
- Annual net price
- $33,313
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,399
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
- Annual net price
- $35,671
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,391
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
Whitworth University
- Annual net price
- $26,534
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,421
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Saint Martin's University
- Annual net price
- $28,119
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,190
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $98,696 | $25,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $85,925 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,082 | $26,031 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $79,192 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $77,585 | $26,442 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $77,402 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,462 | $22,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $68,035 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $65,986 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,919 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,904 | $27,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $60,458 | $20,500 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,407 | $27,000 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,205 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,052 | $27,000 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $55,690 | $26,629 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,792 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,645 | $24,654 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $52,278 | $22,801 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $52,234 | $21,646 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,690 | $27,000 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,940 | $24,924 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,734 | $25,798 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $46,791 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $46,112 | $24,623 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,032 | $26,345 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $41,207 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,871 | $27,000 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $37,553 | $21,215 |
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.