⌖ Anchorage, AK · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$375,340 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−117%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,410Observed 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
−$375,340at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$319,4400
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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$18,375Sticker pricePublished out-of-state tuition$18,375Sticker priceAverage net price$34,860Title IV student averageCost of attendance$41,344Tuition + living budget
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES
Cost, completion and earnings context
$34,860Average net price / year
$41,344Cost of attendance
$39,410Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,157Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
37thEarnings percentile46thCompletion percentile
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.
$44,849Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories$15,363Median federal debt across categories that report debt57%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$33,760Year 1
$41,616Year 4
$39,410Year 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.
Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST
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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.
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