10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$147,966at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of West Alabama
⌖ Livingston, AL · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$147,966 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.
27.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−64%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,277Observed 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
$12,684Average net price / year
$22,758Cost of attendance
$53,277Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.7%Completion rate
42.6%Admission rate
2,974Student 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
$53,604Year 1
$64,122Year 4
$53,277Year 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$77,0392Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$73,7043Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$68,6644Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$64,6055Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$63,6826Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$60,0867Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$59,9728Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$59,095Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Montgomery, AL
Auburn University at Montgomery
- Annual net price
- $13,224
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,405
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
University of North Alabama
- Annual net price
- $12,170
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,301
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Jacksonville State University
- Annual net price
- $14,279
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,119
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -74%
Jefferson State Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,086
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,020
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
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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.