Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses

Angola, IN · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$60,372 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.

13.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−25%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,278Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$60,372at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$243,1520
2
4
6
8
−$60,37210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 13.3 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$7,176
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,176
Sticker price
Average net price$15,788
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$26,786
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,788Average net price / year
$26,786Cost of attendance
$63,278Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
39.9%Admission rate
607Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

84thEarnings percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$52,025Year 1
$67,814Year 4
$63,278Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$77,5172Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$75,4833Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$65,5034Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$57,0555Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$51,4076Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$48,8777Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$46,798

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Fort Wayne, IN

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Annual net price
$18,196
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,181
Modeled 10-year ROI
-36%
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Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University

Annual net price
$18,578
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,060
Modeled 10-year ROI
-21%
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Plymouth, IN

Marian University-Ancilla

Annual net price
$19,463
Observed earnings · year 5
$64,193
Modeled 10-year ROI
-26%
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Marion, IN

Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

Annual net price
$16,898
Observed earnings · year 5
$67,044
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$77,517$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$75,483Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,503$20,683
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,055$23,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$51,407Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$48,877$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,798$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.