10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$306,202at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Academy of Art University
⌖ San Francisco, CA · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$306,202 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.
94.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−89%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,625Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$40,613Average net price / year
$48,036Cost of attendance
$31,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$329/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$48,625Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,587Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
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
$29,577Year 1
$50,255Year 4
$48,625Year 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.
1Computer Software and Media Applications · Master's Degree$87,9982Computer Software and Media Applications · Bachelor's Degree$73,3983Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Master's Degree$71,6134Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$66,7835Graphic Communications · Master's Degree$64,0266Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Master's Degree$62,8567Computer Software and Media Applications · Associate's Degree$60,7318Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$60,284Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $87,998 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $73,398 | $39,715 | Not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $71,613 | Not available | Not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $66,783 | $45,000 | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Master's Degree | $64,026 | Not available | Not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Master's Degree | $62,856 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $60,731 | $34,000 | 0 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $60,284 | Not available | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $58,879 | Not available | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $57,636 | Not available | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $54,087 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | $51,874 | Not available | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $50,833 | $36,717 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $46,730 | Not available | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $46,726 | $36,500 | Not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,084 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Associate's Degree | $42,221 | $32,641 | 0 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $41,565 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $40,595 | $33,437 | 0 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,583 | $33,187 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $35,870 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $33,151 | $30,949 | Not reported |
| Apparel and Textiles | Associate's Degree | $29,584 | $21,500 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $41,870 | 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.