10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$239,140at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
The King's University
⌖ Southlake, TX · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$239,140 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,742Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$14,140Average net price / year
$18,075Cost of attendance
$27,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,742Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.4%Completion rate
60.6%Admission rate
251Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$26,909Year 1
$46,846Year 4
$44,742Year 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.
1Theological and Ministerial Studies · Master's Degree$100,7142Theological and Ministerial Studies · Bachelor's Degree$54,6183Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · Bachelor's Degree$36,278Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree · $100,714 reported+64%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree · $54,618 reported+23%vs same-degree national median$48,998federal debt3Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherBachelor's Degree · $36,278 reported-17%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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- Annual net price
- $12,709
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,551
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
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- Annual net price
- $21,662
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,715
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
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- Annual net price
- $10,958
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,900
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Our Lady of the Lake University
- Annual net price
- $16,442
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,978
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $100,714 | Not available | Not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,618 | $48,998 | 0 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $36,278 | Not available | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.