10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$101,416at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Roger Williams University
⌖ Bristol, RI · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$101,416 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.
14.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−31%Modeled 10-year ROI
$68,058Observed 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
$37,999Average net price / year
$61,950Cost of attendance
$68,058Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.7%Completion rate
87.7%Admission rate
3,946Student 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
$44,502Year 1
$68,129Year 4
$68,058Year 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.
1Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$98,7012Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$94,9193Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,3854Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$93,3405Law · First Professional Degree$90,8666Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$90,1467Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$82,3208Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$76,219Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in RI
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.
Newport, RI
Salve Regina University
- Annual net price
- $36,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,695
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
New England Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $36,483
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,222
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Providence College
- Annual net price
- $48,523
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,344
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -8%
Rhode Island School of Design
- Annual net price
- $50,507
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,302
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $98,701 | $26,873 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $94,919 | $26,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,385 | $27,000 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $93,340 | $26,000 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $90,866 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,146 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $82,320 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $76,219 | $21,553 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $75,846 | Not available |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $75,242 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,989 | $26,698 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $71,652 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $70,747 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,575 | $26,000 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $67,621 | $26,494 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $66,230 | $27,000 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $65,092 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $63,405 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $61,887 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $60,458 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,212 | $27,000 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | $56,566 | $19,619 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $52,114 | $27,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,857 | $27,000 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $51,534 | $17,363 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,445 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not 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.