10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$295,216at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Grambling State University
⌖ Grambling, LA · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$295,216 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
−114%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,402Observed 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
$19,809Average net price / year
$25,367Cost of attendance
$41,402Median earnings · year 5 after completion
36.2%Completion rate
44.9%Admission rate
4,164Student 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
$27,116Year 1
$47,043Year 4
$41,402Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$99,4962Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree$68,7603Social Work · Master's Degree$59,1574Public Administration · Master's Degree$56,9805Social Sciences, General · Master's Degree$55,9996Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$54,8037Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,6288Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$54,594Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in LA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Chalmette, LA
Nunez Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,529
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,332
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Southern University and A&M College
- Annual net price
- $20,077
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,941
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Southern University at New Orleans
- Annual net price
- $14,810
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,573
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Fletcher Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $10,527
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,581
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -115%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $99,496 | Not available |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,760 | $44,625 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $59,157 | Not available |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $56,980 | Not available |
| Social Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $55,999 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,803 | $31,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,628 | $33,187 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $54,594 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $51,278 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $50,208 | $43,106 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,159 | $41,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $44,729 | $38,828 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $44,665 | $37,449 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $44,033 | $39,871 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,561 | $38,475 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,324 | $36,500 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $42,644 | $49,736 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $41,150 | $41,562 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $53,588 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $43,500 |
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.