10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$228,286at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Washington University in St Louis
⌖ St. Louis, MO · 38 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$228,286 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.
5.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+85%Modeled 10-year ROI
$94,543Observed 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
$21,786Average net price / year
$88,488Cost of attendance
$94,543Median earnings · year 5 after completion
94.3%Completion rate
12.1%Admission rate
7,857Student 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
$57,622Year 1
$95,899Year 4
$94,543Year 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.
1Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · Master's Degree$229,4592Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$185,5513Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$177,0664Computer Science · Master's Degree$167,9755Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$165,0876Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$162,3557Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$160,4198Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$153,933Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MO
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.
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis University
- Annual net price
- $24,398
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,900
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -3%
Maryville University of Saint Louis
- Annual net price
- $22,066
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,337
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -13%
Rockhurst University
- Annual net price
- $25,884
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,000
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -15%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Annual net price
- $19,390
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,625
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -20%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Master's Degree | $229,459 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $185,551 | $19,250 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $177,066 | $15,500 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $167,975 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $165,087 | Not available |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $162,355 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $160,419 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $153,933 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $141,243 | Not available |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $119,297 | $20,500 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $118,193 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $115,029 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,843 | $19,500 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $102,439 | $14,110 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $100,489 | $17,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $98,497 | $18,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,965 | $19,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $91,787 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $90,778 | $18,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | First Professional Degree | $90,497 | Not available |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $90,449 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $81,216 | Not available |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $80,963 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $76,963 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $76,874 | Not available |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | $75,887 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,261 | $15,450 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $72,301 | Not available |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,018 | $15,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,359 | $13,500 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $68,165 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $67,771 | $19,089 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,212 | $17,500 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,498 | $20,250 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $63,805 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,250 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,360 |
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.