10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$232,730at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Gallaudet University
⌖ Washington, DC · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$232,730 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.
228.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−96%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,065Observed 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
$15,845Average net price / year
$40,374Cost of attendance
$46,065Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.3%Completion rate
58.1%Admission rate
812Student 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
$32,840Year 1
$55,195Year 4
$46,065Year 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.
1American Sign Language · Master's Degree$78,1972Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$72,6873American Sign Language · Bachelor's Degree$70,8594Social Work · Master's Degree$53,501Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in DC
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.
Washington, DC
Trinity Washington University
- Annual net price
- $9,302
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,913
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -18%
The Catholic University of America
- Annual net price
- $29,561
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,531
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -4%
American University
- Annual net price
- $41,943
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,598
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
Howard University
- Annual net price
- $50,539
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,373
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | Master's Degree | $78,197 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $72,687 | Not available |
| American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | $70,859 | $30,500 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $53,501 | Not available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $28,125 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,097 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,017 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,000 |
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.