10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$109,592at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Virginia Commonwealth University
⌖ Richmond, VA · 81 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$109,592 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.
16.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−40%Modeled 10-year ROI
$61,414Observed 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
$23,433Average net price / year
$38,954Cost of attendance
$61,414Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.2%Completion rate
92.6%Admission rate
20,753Student 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
$41,934Year 1
$64,703Year 4
$61,414Year 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.
1Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences · Master's Degree$336,3922Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$206,5273Dentistry · First Professional Degree$197,5074Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$136,3535Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$135,8596Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$134,6617Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$119,8368Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$118,521Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Christopher Newport University
- Annual net price
- $23,015
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,935
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
University of Mary Washington
- Annual net price
- $20,667
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,080
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
James Madison University
- Annual net price
- $23,322
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,066
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Old Dominion University
- Annual net price
- $14,638
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,859
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | $336,392 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $206,527 | Not available |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $197,507 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $136,353 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $135,859 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $134,661 | Not available |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $119,836 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $118,521 | $19,050 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $118,273 | $23,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $116,932 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $114,150 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $108,580 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $108,337 | Not available |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Master's Degree | $108,117 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,487 | $24,000 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $101,335 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,781 | $27,000 |
| Education, General | Doctoral Degree | $95,708 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,410 | $22,235 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $87,219 | $24,364 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,661 | $26,250 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,295 | $24,000 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $84,799 | $22,250 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $82,962 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $81,943 | Not available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $80,344 | $24,589 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $79,288 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $78,631 | $24,350 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $78,231 | $25,924 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $77,786 | $26,992 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,737 | $25,250 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $76,945 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $76,100 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | $73,253 | Not available |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,239 | $21,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $70,577 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $68,939 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,622 | $21,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,457 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,387 | $23,750 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $67,439 | $21,872 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $66,695 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $65,638 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $65,063 | Not available |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $64,402 | $21,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,164 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $62,182 | $21,376 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,395 | $26,975 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $61,300 | Not available |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,026 | $26,000 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | $60,718 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $60,431 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,968 | $24,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $59,442 | $26,901 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $59,134 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $58,792 | $23,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $58,540 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,420 | $21,712 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,235 | $23,250 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $58,084 | $26,416 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $56,354 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $55,855 | $25,125 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $55,288 | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $53,575 | $25,937 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,186 | $23,750 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,122 | $26,285 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,440 | $23,199 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $50,217 | $23,500 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,641 | $13,996 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $49,077 | Not available |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,852 | $23,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,844 | $22,750 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,607 | $26,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $43,957 | $21,875 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,690 | $23,374 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,233 | $26,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $38,278 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,958 | $26,000 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | Bachelor's Degree | $37,253 | $19,500 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $18,500 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.