10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$183,820at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Vincennes University
⌖ Vincennes, IN · 33 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$183,820 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
54.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,108Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Vincennes University
What does Vincennes University cost?
Vincennes University reports an average annual net price of $11,225 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Vincennes University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $49,108 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Vincennes University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $12,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Vincennes University worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 33 field-and-credential outcomes at Vincennes University; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$138,920
$8,000Annual price−$170,920
$11,000Current college-wide context−$182,920
$16,000Annual price−$202,920
$24,000Annual price−$234,920
$32,000Annual price−$266,920
$40,000Annual price−$298,920
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$11,225Average net price / year
$21,310Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,108Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,657Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
29% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
674 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
40% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$36,193Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$44,297Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$48,216Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income29%
Middle income50%
Higher income64%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Boilermaking/Boilermaker.Associate degree · Broad federal field 48
$51,301Year 1
$68,291Year 5
$80,101Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 15
$51,789Year 1
$63,015Year 5
$77,524Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$63,610Year 1
$76,015Year 5
$77,430Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate degree · Broad federal field 15
$60,817Year 1
$70,821Year 5
$75,058Year 10
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.Associate degree · Broad federal field 46
$59,699Year 1
$70,939Year 5
$74,301Year 10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.Associate degree · Broad federal field 47
$48,487Year 1
$63,230Year 5
$69,536Year 10
Air Transportation.Associate degree · Broad federal field 49
$35,757Year 1
$47,574Year 5
$69,154Year 10
Criminal Justice and Corrections.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 43
$51,424Year 1
$56,272Year 5
$67,570Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$40,775Year 1
$54,333Year 4
$49,108Year 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.
1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$106,5852Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$98,5343Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,2704Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$72,6115Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,0186Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$65,8757Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$65,8228Fire Protection · Associate's Degree$64,879Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $98,534 reported+51%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $106,585 reported+46%vs same-degree national median$9,117federal debt3Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $72,018 reported+40%vs same-degree national median$12,841federal debt4Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $62,871 reported+29%vs same-degree national median$9,863federal debt5Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $63,864 reported+28%vs same-degree national median$10,668federal debt6Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $51,980 reported+23%vs same-degree national median$19,500federal debt
Comparable colleges in IN
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
South Bend, IN
Indiana University-South Bend
- Annual net price
- $8,653
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,395
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Indiana State University
- Annual net price
- $10,873
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,967
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Purdue University Global
- Annual net price
- $7,770
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,126
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
University of Southern Indiana
- Annual net price
- $12,923
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,882
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $106,585 | $9,117 | Not reported |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $98,534 | Not available | 110 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,270 | $23,000 | Not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $72,611 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $72,018 | $12,841 | 159 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $65,875 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $65,822 | $13,000 | Not reported |
| Fire Protection | Associate's Degree | $64,879 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's Degree | $64,198 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $63,864 | $10,668 | Not reported |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,871 | $9,863 | 80 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $62,462 | $20,060 | Not reported |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | Associate's Degree | $58,206 | $15,625 | Not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $57,348 | $20,228 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,928 | $14,908 | 30 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Associate's Degree | $55,000 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,461 | $21,030 | Not reported |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $53,224 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $51,980 | $19,500 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $51,808 | $12,157 | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Associate's Degree | $51,555 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $50,352 | Not available | Not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $48,459 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $45,536 | $14,143 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,244 | $12,000 | 1,532 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $43,559 | $21,710 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $41,731 | $15,306 | Not reported |
| Behavioral Sciences | Associate's Degree | $41,081 | $11,371 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $40,887 | $14,125 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $40,243 | $17,500 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $40,061 | $11,500 | Not reported |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's Degree | $38,290 | Not available | Not reported |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $35,421 | $12,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.