10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$82,216at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Alabama in Huntsville
⌖ Huntsville, AL · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$82,216 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
7.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$78,740Observed 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
$18,796Average net price / year
$27,392Cost of attendance
$78,740Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.3%Completion rate
68.6%Admission rate
6,591Student 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
$59,815Year 1
$81,045Year 4
$78,740Year 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.
1Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$134,4452Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$132,9003Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$118,4754Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$106,6475Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$105,9206Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,8537Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Graduate/Professional Certificate$100,3998Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$100,296Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Auburn, AL
Auburn University
- Annual net price
- $24,323
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,172
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -16%
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Annual net price
- $18,749
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,738
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
The University of Alabama
- Annual net price
- $22,420
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,983
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -33%
University of South Alabama
- Annual net price
- $17,648
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,913
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.