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Langston University

Langston, OK · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$147,516 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.

28.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,850Observed 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
−$147,516at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$226,0160
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4
6
8
−$147,51610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 28.8 years
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$6,863
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,616
Sticker price
Average net price$11,504
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,394
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,504Average net price / year
$21,394Cost of attendance
$52,850Median earnings · year 5 after completion
16.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,742Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

68thEarnings percentile
3thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,650Year 1
$49,961Year 4
$52,850Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$83,6432Agriculture, General · Bachelor's Degree$51,0913Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,0614Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$46,9785Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$41,2686Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$39,8407Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$39,408

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

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Comparable colleges in OK

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Midwest City, OK

Rose State College

Annual net price
$12,148
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,508
Modeled 10-year ROI
-76%
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Altus, OK

Southwest Technology Center

Annual net price
$14,313
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,814
Modeled 10-year ROI
-71%
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Tahlequah, OK

Northeastern State University

Annual net price
$12,710
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,473
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Durant, OK

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Annual net price
$8,039
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,576
Modeled 10-year ROI
-69%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$83,643$27,277
Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,091$28,310
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,061$30,495
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$46,978Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$41,268$31,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$39,840$32,021
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$39,408$31,000

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.