10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$214,766at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Vanderbilt University
⌖ Nashville, TN · 46 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$214,766 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.
5.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+88%Modeled 10-year ROI
$90,815Observed 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
$15,846Average net price / year
$89,590Cost of attendance
$90,815Median earnings · year 5 after completion
93.5%Completion rate
5.9%Admission rate
7,208Student 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
$68,884Year 1
$101,204Year 4
$90,815Year 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.
1Applied Mathematics · Master's Degree$216,4062Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · Master's Degree$199,0643Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$198,5844Law · First Professional Degree$196,7975Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$190,3656Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$178,3617Public Health · Master's Degree$166,7058Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$160,021Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TN
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.
Memphis, TN
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Annual net price
- $11,212
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,906
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +20%
Cumberland University
- Annual net price
- $18,759
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,575
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -4%
King University
- Annual net price
- $22,347
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,767
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
Christian Brothers University
- Annual net price
- $9,854
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,868
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $216,406 | Not available |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Master's Degree | $199,064 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $198,584 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $196,797 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $190,365 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $178,361 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $166,705 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $160,021 | $14,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $141,171 | $10,000 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $140,404 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $140,337 | $12,424 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $138,852 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $133,154 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $128,337 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $122,742 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $121,641 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $118,826 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $116,662 | $19,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $114,368 | $12,000 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $103,229 | $11,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $102,789 | $12,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,345 | $14,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Doctoral Degree | $98,012 | Not available |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | $97,544 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $96,305 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $91,265 | Not available |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $90,286 | Not available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Doctoral Degree | $87,403 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $86,559 | $12,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $83,649 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,744 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $77,951 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $74,569 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $71,584 | $11,209 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $69,820 | $15,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $65,048 | Not available |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $63,959 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,439 | $13,420 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,575 | $15,796 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $59,217 | $21,500 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $58,149 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $57,106 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $55,941 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $55,188 | Not available |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $15,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,250 |
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.