10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$61,424at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Butler University
⌖ Indianapolis, IN · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$61,424 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.
12.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−19%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,274Observed 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
$36,041Average net price / year
$65,970Cost of attendance
$71,274Median earnings · year 5 after completion
80.4%Completion rate
85.1%Admission rate
4,317Student 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
$49,668Year 1
$73,732Year 4
$71,274Year 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.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$133,6812Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$125,0113Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$105,3034Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$93,5845Insurance · Bachelor's Degree$89,3436Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$81,3447Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$75,3828Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$70,154Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
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.
Lafayette, IN
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
- Annual net price
- $21,827
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,777
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -7%
Saint Mary's College
- Annual net price
- $25,292
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,300
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
- Annual net price
- $22,866
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,044
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Wabash College
- Annual net price
- $24,336
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,747
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $133,681 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $125,011 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $105,303 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $93,584 | $23,250 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $89,343 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,344 | $23,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $75,382 | $26,176 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $70,154 | $26,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $54,635 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Education, Other | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | Not available | $23,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,870 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,170 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.