10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$643,772at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Stanford University
⌖ Stanford, CA · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$643,772 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
2.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+274%Modeled 10-year ROI
$132,900Observed 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
$13,807Average net price / year
$87,833Cost of attendance
$132,900Median earnings · year 5 after completion
91.9%Completion rate
3.6%Admission rate
7,554Student 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
$89,527Year 1
$136,959Year 4
$132,900Year 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$261,8162Law · First Professional Degree$259,9443Computer Science · Master's Degree$255,6674Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Doctoral Degree$231,9175Mechanical Engineering · Doctoral Degree$218,8086Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$214,9077Engineering-Related Fields · Master's Degree$206,0938Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$181,705Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
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.
Pasadena, CA
California Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $16,075
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $136,775
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +276%
Claremont McKenna College
- Annual net price
- $28,849
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $108,186
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +114%
Harvey Mudd College
- Annual net price
- $35,924
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $154,095
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +237%
Northeastern University Oakland
- Annual net price
- $25,181
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,528
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +76%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $261,816 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $259,944 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $255,667 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $231,917 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $218,808 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $214,907 | $10,399 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $206,093 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $181,705 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $170,898 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $167,632 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $147,375 | Not available |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $131,650 | $8,055 |
| Education, General | Doctoral Degree | $125,390 | Not available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Doctoral Degree | $120,024 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $117,072 | Not available |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | $116,125 | Not available |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $115,206 | $7,500 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $114,132 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $112,700 | $12,500 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | $112,403 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $112,118 | Not available |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | $107,375 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $91,075 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $88,065 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,036 | Not available |
| Human Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $81,529 | $12,500 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,519 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $12,000 |
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.