10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$144,598at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Austin College
⌖ Sherman, TX · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$144,598 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.
22.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,983Observed 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
$21,107Average net price / year
$61,607Cost of attendance
$56,983Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.0%Completion rate
47.6%Admission rate
1,165Student size
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
$28,501Year 1
$57,361Year 4
$56,983Year 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.
1Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$81,6132Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$76,1963Economics · Bachelor's Degree$67,0714History · Bachelor's Degree$59,8335Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$58,9136Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$58,5707English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$56,3628Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$55,168Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
San Antonio, TX
St. Mary's University
- Annual net price
- $21,145
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,112
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -54%
Wayland Baptist University
- Annual net price
- $20,590
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,493
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Schreiner University
- Annual net price
- $21,507
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,143
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -58%
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
- Annual net price
- $23,698
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,363
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,613 | $26,000 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $76,196 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,071 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,833 | $26,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $58,913 | $25,142 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $58,570 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,362 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,168 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,011 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,875 | $24,277 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,522 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,197 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,500 |
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.