Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Trinity International University-Illinois

Deerfield, IL · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$135,340 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.

34.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−71%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,600Observed 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
−$135,340at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$191,3400
2
4
6
8
−$135,34010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 34.2 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$12,320
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,320
Sticker price
Average net price$2,835
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,515
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$2,835Average net price / year
$16,515Cost of attendance
$26,082Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$277/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$50,600Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.1%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
55Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$1,242
$30–48k$13,991
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$50,600
Year 6$41,545
Year 10$46,989
Full-time retention
12.5%
Part-time retention
16.7%
Completion within 200% of normal time
50.3%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

63thEarnings percentile
32thCompletion percentile
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.

$48,814Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$24,562Median federal debt across categories that report debt
36%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,161Year 1
$51,985Year 4
$50,600Year 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.

1Non-Professional Legal Studies · Master's Degree$93,0392Law · First Professional Degree$69,9323Theological and Ministerial Studies · Doctoral Degree$69,4064Theological and Ministerial Studies · Master's Degree$66,9785Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$66,8036Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$48,8147Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$48,0548Religious Education · Bachelor's Degree$46,286

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Non-Professional Legal StudiesMaster's Degree$93,039Not available
LawFirst Professional Degree$69,932Not available
Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral Degree$69,406Not available
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree$66,978Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,803$23,180
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$48,814Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$48,054Not available
Religious EducationBachelor's Degree$46,286$32,934
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$44,979Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,451$24,562
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$40,674Not available

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.