Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$193,384 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.

33.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,140Observed 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
−$193,384at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$274,7840
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4
6
8
−$193,38410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 33.8 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$49,440
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$49,440
Sticker price
Average net price$23,696
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$64,157
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,696Average net price / year
$64,157Cost of attendance
$53,140Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.0%Completion rate
93.0%Admission rate
2,812Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

68thEarnings percentile
51thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,735Year 1
$52,459Year 4
$53,140Year 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 · Doctoral Degree$138,6462Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$118,3153Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$92,6544Law · Doctoral Degree$81,0715Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$69,5906Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$59,9097Criminology · Bachelor's Degree$58,0588Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$53,481

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in LA

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.

Shreveport, LA

Centenary College of Louisiana

Annual net price
$23,624
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,575
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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Metairie, LA

Herzing University-New Orleans

Annual net price
$21,269
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,660
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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New Orleans, LA

Dillard University

Annual net price
$22,094
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,668
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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New Orleans, LA

Xavier University of Louisiana

Annual net price
$17,127
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,357
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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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 NursingDoctoral Degree$138,646Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$118,315Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$92,654Not available
LawDoctoral Degree$81,071Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,590Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$59,909$27,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$58,058$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$53,481$26,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$53,240$25,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$51,296Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,380$26,750
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,374$27,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$42,089$27,000
MusicBachelor's Degree$39,658$26,899
JournalismBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
SociologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,621
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.