10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$143,522at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Indiana University-Southeast
⌖ New Albany, IN · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$143,522 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.
31.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−68%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,803Observed 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
$7,888Average net price / year
$16,411Cost of attendance
$51,803Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.2%Completion rate
84.5%Admission rate
3,170Student 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
$43,667Year 1
$54,129Year 4
$51,803Year 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.
1Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$109,8472Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$102,2503Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$80,1324Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,5705Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$57,2166Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$56,7197Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$56,4638Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$49,376Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
South Bend, IN
Indiana University-South Bend
- Annual net price
- $8,653
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,395
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Indiana University-East
- Annual net price
- $8,134
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,596
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Purdue University Global
- Annual net price
- $7,770
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,126
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
Indiana University-Northwest
- Annual net price
- $5,130
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,008
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
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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.