Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Concordia University Texas

Austin, TX · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$93,794 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.

15.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−34%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,873Observed 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
−$93,794at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$272,5240
2
4
6
8
−$93,79410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.2 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$23,500
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$23,500
Sticker price
Average net price$23,131
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$53,020
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,131Average net price / year
$53,020Cost of attendance
$62,873Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.6%Completion rate
91.3%Admission rate
1,185Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

83thEarnings percentile
30thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$56,981Year 1
$64,701Year 4
$62,873Year 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 · Master's Degree$103,5752Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$98,6113Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$79,8914Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$78,4145Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,6686Education, General · Master's Degree$68,5317Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$52,7488Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$52,691

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TX

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.

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University of Dallas

Annual net price
$22,610
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,044
Modeled 10-year ROI
-44%
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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$21,630
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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 NursingMaster's Degree$103,575Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$98,611Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,891$27,417
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$78,414$38,138
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,668$25,128
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$68,531Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$52,748Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$52,691$32,474
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$47,224$26,500
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,134
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,500

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.