Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$84,498 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

7.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+26%Modeled 10-year ROI
$85,673Observed 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
+$84,498at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$322,2320
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4
6
8
+$84,49810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 7.9 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$23,000
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$23,000
Sticker price
Average net price$35,558
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$39,834
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$35,558Average net price / year
$39,834Cost of attendance
$85,673Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.6%Completion rate
38.7%Admission rate
282Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

97thEarnings percentile
11thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$60,316Year 1
$112,516Year 4
$85,673Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Graduate/Professional Certificate$187,9322Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$146,3743Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$144,7834Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$89,4495Public Health · Master's Degree$70,438

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CA

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 Rafael, CA

Dominican University of California

Annual net price
$35,333
Observed earnings · year 5
$92,526
Modeled 10-year ROI
+48%
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San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco

Annual net price
$41,431
Observed earnings · year 5
$87,516
Modeled 10-year ROI
+23%
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San Diego, CA

University of San Diego

Annual net price
$30,365
Observed earnings · year 5
$82,964
Modeled 10-year ROI
+26%
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Atherton, CA

Menlo College

Annual net price
$31,100
Observed earnings · year 5
$81,997
Modeled 10-year ROI
+22%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate$187,932Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$146,374Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$144,783Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$89,449$24,750
Public HealthMaster's Degree$70,438Not available
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsPost-baccalaureate CertificateNot available$29,750

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.