10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$174,370at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Chicago State University
⌖ Chicago, IL · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$174,370 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.
41.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−76%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,497Observed 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
$12,335Average net price / year
$29,764Cost of attendance
$50,497Median earnings · year 5 after completion
15.5%Completion rate
43.3%Admission rate
1,384Student 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
$39,592Year 1
$56,486Year 4
$50,497Year 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$132,1772Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,0243Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$79,2884Social Work · Master's Degree$65,6195Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$59,2966Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$57,6917Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$53,1818Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$51,485Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Charleston, IL
Eastern Illinois University
- Annual net price
- $12,786
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,419
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
William Rainey Harper College
- Annual net price
- $11,607
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,657
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
Waubonsee Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,442
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,133
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Illinois Central College
- Annual net price
- $12,961
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,821
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $132,177 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,024 | $51,937 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $79,288 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $65,619 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $59,296 | $53,774 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $57,691 | $32,974 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $53,181 | $42,394 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,485 | $38,087 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,168 | $39,075 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,898 | $39,223 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $38,434 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $54,000 |
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.