10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$108,786at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
⌖ Weatherford, OK · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$108,786 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.
18.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−46%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,905Observed 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
$14,459Average net price / year
$23,334Cost of attendance
$57,905Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,514Student 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
$49,371Year 1
$57,954Year 4
$57,905Year 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.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$134,1412Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$101,6633Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,5494Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$78,7035Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$73,9126Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$73,7807Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · Master's Degree$69,4308Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,751Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
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Rogers State University
- Annual net price
- $15,314
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,425
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Southwest Technology Center
- Annual net price
- $14,313
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,814
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -71%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
- Annual net price
- $17,447
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,338
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Langston University
- Annual net price
- $11,504
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,850
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.