Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Baptist University of the Americas

San Antonio, TX · 0 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$129,556 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-4 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.

23.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−58%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,430Observed earnings · year 4
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Baptist University of the Americas

What does Baptist University of the Americas cost?

Baptist University of the Americas reports an average annual net price of $10,964 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do Baptist University of the Americas graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $54,430 4 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Baptist University of the Americas graduates have?

Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.

Is every degree at Baptist University of the Americas worth the same?

The current release does not contain reportable field-and-credential outcomes for Baptist University of the Americas, so this page cannot compare its individual degrees.

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
−$129,556at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$223,8560
2
4
6
8
−$129,55610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 23.7 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$9,180
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,180
Sticker price
Average net price$10,964
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,755
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$54,430 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Association for Biblical Higher Education
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Open admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$10,964Average net price / year
$13,755Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$54,430Median earnings · year 4 after completion
80.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
99Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$12,338
$30–48k$12,264
$48–75k$12,505
$75–110k$3,877
$110k+$9,617
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5Not available
Year 6$27,315
Year 10$37,709
Full-time retention
66.7%
Part-time retention
50.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
11.1%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

71thEarnings percentile
81thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,973Year 1
$54,430Year 4
Not availableYear 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

No field-level outcomes are currently reportable.

This college remains in the national directory because it appears in the College Scorecard. Program outcomes may be unavailable, privacy-suppressed or outside the reported cohorts.

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.