10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$279,084at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Drury University
⌖ Springfield, MO · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$279,084 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
−106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,424Observed 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
$20,831Average net price / year
$48,846Cost of attendance
$43,424Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.8%Completion rate
57.6%Admission rate
1,383Student 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
$37,849Year 1
$47,568Year 4
$43,424Year 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.
1Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$80,2002Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$79,5923Architecture · Bachelor's Degree$70,1344Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$52,2865Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$50,2876Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,3877Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$48,2818Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$47,695Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MO
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.
Ozark, MO
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church
- Annual net price
- $21,548
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,610
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Evangel University-College of Online Learning
- Annual net price
- $22,503
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,610
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Evangel University
- Annual net price
- $18,669
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,610
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Hannibal-LaGrange University
- Annual net price
- $22,814
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,011
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $80,200 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $79,592 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $70,134 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,286 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,287 | $23,094 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,387 | $26,688 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $48,281 | $20,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $47,695 | $34,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $47,160 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,006 | $8,265 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,676 | $33,900 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,425 | $27,937 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $42,026 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $41,996 | $31,615 |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,257 | $33,492 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $37,713 | $26,262 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $35,543 | $26,215 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $33,531 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $30,595 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,250 |
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.