10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$263,512at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
⌖ Pine Bluff, AR · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$263,512 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−114%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,710Observed 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
$12,653Average net price / year
$21,129Cost of attendance
$41,710Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.4%Completion rate
41.2%Admission rate
1,807Student 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
$32,132Year 1
$46,380Year 4
$41,710Year 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.
1Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$71,9832Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$60,2723Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$59,5974Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$53,2555Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$50,1416Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$46,3237Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$42,9028Agricultural Business and Management · Bachelor's Degree$42,184Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Hot Springs, AR
National Park College
- Annual net price
- $12,720
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,482
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Arkansas State University-Beebe
- Annual net price
- $11,698
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,971
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -127%
North Arkansas College
- Annual net price
- $10,180
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,397
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -121%
Arkansas Tech University
- Annual net price
- $12,970
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,974
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $71,983 | $25,262 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,272 | $28,125 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,597 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,255 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,141 | $21,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $46,323 | $27,406 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $42,902 | $31,000 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $42,184 | $20,380 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $41,327 | $27,845 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $40,515 | $28,807 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $39,026 | $25,984 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $38,652 | $29,145 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,750 |
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.