Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Wiley University

Marshall, TX · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$249,658 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−120%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,871Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$249,658at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$208,3680
2
4
6
8
−$249,65810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuition$12,500
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,500
Sticker price
Average net price$7,092
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,097
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,092Average net price / year
$19,097Cost of attendance
$40,871Median earnings · year 5 after completion
24.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
712Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

40thEarnings percentile
7thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,103Year 1
$39,988Year 4
$40,871Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$43,8672Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$42,7143Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,6784Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$35,424

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TX

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.

Tyler, TX

Texas College

Annual net price
$10,958
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,900
Modeled 10-year ROI
-123%
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Hawkins, TX

Jarvis Christian University

Annual net price
$9,825
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,647
Modeled 10-year ROI
-134%
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Jacksonville, TX

Jacksonville College-Main Campus

Annual net price
$6,157
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,528
Modeled 10-year ROI
-156%
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Weslaco, TX

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies

Annual net price
$12,051
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,556
Modeled 10-year ROI
-141%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$43,867$35,324
SociologyBachelor's Degree$42,714Not available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$36,678$30,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$35,424$37,457

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.