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Tuskegee University

⌖ Tuskegee, AL · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$162,642 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.

20.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−51%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,741Observed 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
−$162,642at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$320,0520
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4
6
8
−$162,64210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 20.3 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$25,386
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$25,386
Sticker price
Average net price$35,013
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$43,454
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$35,013Average net price / year
$43,454Cost of attendance
$60,741Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.0%Completion rate
48.7%Admission rate
2,630Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

81thEarnings percentile
45thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$46,117Year 1
$69,077Year 4
$60,741Year 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.

1Veterinary Medicine · First Professional Degree$125,7092Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,9153Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,6944Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Bachelor's Degree$87,1075Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$80,2456Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,0787General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$73,4358Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$67,529

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Veterinary MedicineFirst Professional Degree$125,709Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,915$28,250
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,694$30,500
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBachelor's Degree$87,107Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$80,245Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,078Not available
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$73,435$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$67,529$29,563
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$66,391Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,053$31,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,867$30,750
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree$39,949$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$33,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's DegreeNot available$31,000

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.