10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$60,310at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Tulsa
⌖ Tulsa, OK · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$60,310 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.
8.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+25%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,031Observed 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
$15,000Average net price / year
$64,459Cost of attendance
$75,031Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.3%Completion rate
61.5%Admission rate
2,813Student 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
$58,279Year 1
$79,396Year 4
$75,031Year 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.
1Petroleum Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$145,3532Computer Science · Master's Degree$119,9623Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$109,3324Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$105,3475Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$101,6266Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$100,8877Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$97,5338Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,087Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OK
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.
Bartlesville, OK
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $28,358
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,650
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -23%
Oklahoma Christian University
- Annual net price
- $21,872
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,494
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Oklahoma City University
- Annual net price
- $22,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,230
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -48%
Mid-America Christian University
- Annual net price
- $16,692
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,486
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $145,353 | $27,000 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $119,962 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $109,332 | $21,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $105,347 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,626 | Not available |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $100,887 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $97,533 | $20,250 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,087 | Not available |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $95,372 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,225 | $19,500 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $86,293 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $85,233 | $23,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,510 | $30,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $64,026 | $25,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $63,485 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,700 | $21,500 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $46,662 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,090 | Not available |
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.