Home›Colleges›Faulkner University

Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Faulkner University

⌖ Montgomery, AL · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$250,410 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.

149.7 yrsModeled economic break-even

−93%Modeled 10-year ROI

$46,793Observed 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

−$250,410at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$268,3400

−$250,41010

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$23,920

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$23,920

Sticker price

Average net price$22,085

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$37,626

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,085Average net price / year

$37,626Cost of attendance

$46,793Median earnings · year 5 after completion

37.4%Completion rate

73.1%Admission rate

1,549Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

53thEarnings percentile

21thCompletion 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.

$55,690Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$28,250Median federal debt across categories that report debt

15%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,905Year 1

$52,824Year 4

$46,793Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$69,630 2Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$69,371 3Law · First Professional Degree$68,740 4Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$61,286 5Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$60,384 6Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$59,426 7Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$55,690 8Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$55,548

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AL

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.

Mobile, AL

University of Mobile

Annual net price: $22,382
Observed earnings · year 5: $46,035
Modeled 10-year ROI: -96%

Open college profile →Birmingham, AL

Herzing University-Birmingham

Annual net price: $19,651
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,660
Modeled 10-year ROI: -86%

Open college profile →Montgomery, AL

Huntingdon College

Annual net price: $22,566
Observed earnings · year 5: $53,074
Modeled 10-year ROI: -70%

Open college profile →Huntsville, AL

Oakwood University

Annual net price: $25,669
Observed earnings · year 5: $51,429
Modeled 10-year ROI: -77%

Open college profile →

ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	$69,630	Not available
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Master's Degree	$69,371	Not available
Law	First Professional Degree	$68,740	Not available
Business/Commerce, General	Bachelor's Degree	$61,286	$27,660
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	$60,384	$28,250
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Master's Degree	$59,426	Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Master's Degree	$55,690	Not available
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$55,548	Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Master's Degree	$54,053	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$52,092	$35,465
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	Bachelor's Degree	$48,561	$34,658
Human Resources Management and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,056	$33,124
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,459	$27,691
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	Not available	$22,748

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.