10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$164,432at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Saint Edward's University
⌖ Austin, TX · 26 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$164,432 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.
23.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−58%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,788Observed 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
$25,578Average net price / year
$66,719Cost of attendance
$56,788Median earnings · year 5 after completion
62.6%Completion rate
81.4%Admission rate
2,493Student 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
$37,814Year 1
$59,999Year 4
$56,788Year 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 Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,7252Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$98,8873Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$90,2864Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$87,8905Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$83,9576Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$80,5627International Business · Bachelor's Degree$74,0598Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,706Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
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.
Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian University
- Annual net price
- $26,182
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,363
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
- Annual net price
- $23,698
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,363
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Dallas Baptist University
- Annual net price
- $28,516
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
- Annual net price
- $26,106
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,381
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $102,725 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $98,887 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $90,286 | $22,062 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $87,890 | $28,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $83,957 | $25,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $80,562 | $26,250 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $74,059 | $24,218 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,706 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $66,986 | $24,949 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $63,504 | $23,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $61,741 | $22,222 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,546 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $57,818 | $26,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,637 | $27,000 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,224 | $25,500 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $54,744 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,558 | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $54,297 | $26,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $53,473 | $24,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,373 | $23,975 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,151 | $26,000 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,977 | Not available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,936 | $24,250 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,050 | $23,625 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $47,974 | $26,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $44,134 | $26,000 |
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.