10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$42,604at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Richmond
⌖ University of Richmond, VA · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$42,604 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+14%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,784Observed 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
$31,309Average net price / year
$80,961Cost of attendance
$79,784Median earnings · year 5 after completion
85.2%Completion rate
22.2%Admission rate
2,980Student 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
$52,666Year 1
$84,260Year 4
$79,784Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$131,8322Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$112,6213Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$112,2024Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$103,8565Law · First Professional Degree$101,0626Economics · Bachelor's Degree$100,6087Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$94,8388Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$92,389Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in VA
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.
Arlington, VA
Marymount University
- Annual net price
- $29,137
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,014
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
Hampden-Sydney College
- Annual net price
- $22,400
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,617
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -9%
Shenandoah University
- Annual net price
- $30,298
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,910
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
Washington and Lee University
- Annual net price
- $23,781
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,782
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +81%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $131,832 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $112,621 | $23,381 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $112,202 | $20,757 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $103,856 | $20,500 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $101,062 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $100,608 | $23,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $94,838 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $92,389 | $19,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $90,369 | $24,750 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $81,253 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,564 | $20,064 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $68,339 | $23,080 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,584 | $25,500 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $59,094 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,014 | $22,980 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,750 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $15,897 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,346 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,000 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
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.