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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

⌖ Santa Fe, NM · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$363,250 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

−158%Modeled 10-year ROI

$31,703Observed 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

−$363,250at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$230,2800

−$363,25010

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$5,920

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$5,920

Sticker price

Average net price$12,570

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$24,854

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$12,570Average net price / year

$24,854Cost of attendance

$31,703Median earnings · year 5 after completion

14.6%Completion rate

97.5%Admission rate

334Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

25thEarnings percentile

2thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,344Year 1

$37,813Year 4

$31,703Year 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.

1Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Master's Degree$50,651 2Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$31,541

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Observed earnings · year 5: $45,991
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$50,651	Not available
Fine and Studio Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$31,541	Not available

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.