10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$98,640at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Trine University
⌖ Angola, IN · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$98,640 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.
15.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−35%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,278Observed 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
$25,355Average net price / year
$51,109Cost of attendance
$63,278Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.4%Completion rate
85.5%Admission rate
2,324Student 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
$52,025Year 1
$67,814Year 4
$63,278Year 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.
1Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$92,9452Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,1923Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,9974Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$79,8245Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$79,0476Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$78,8087Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$78,5208Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$77,517Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IN
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.
Notre Dame, IN
Saint Mary's College
- Annual net price
- $25,292
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,300
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Marian University
- Annual net price
- $24,018
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,193
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -30%
Wabash College
- Annual net price
- $24,336
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,747
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
DePauw University
- Annual net price
- $22,264
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,357
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -24%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,945 | $27,000 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,192 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,997 | $27,000 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $79,824 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $79,047 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,808 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $78,520 | Not available |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $77,517 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $75,483 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $65,503 | $20,683 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $58,816 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $57,055 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,806 | $23,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $51,407 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $48,877 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,798 | $27,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 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.