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University of California, Riverside

⌖ Riverside, CA · 59 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$53,106 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.

12.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−22%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,411Observed 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
−$53,106at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$237,2160
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4
6
8
−$53,10610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.9 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$15,606
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$49,806
Sticker price
Average net price$14,304
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$38,942
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,304Average net price / year
$38,942Cost of attendance
$63,411Median earnings · year 5 after completion
76.0%Completion rate
76.4%Admission rate
22,593Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

84thEarnings percentile
76thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,932Year 1
$64,926Year 4
$63,411Year 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.

1Medicine · Doctoral Degree$128,4692Medicine · First Professional Degree$126,6073Engineering, General · Master's Degree$122,8204Research and Experimental Psychology · Doctoral Degree$119,8165Chemistry · Doctoral Degree$118,7896Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$117,7057Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Master's Degree$109,4008Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$107,193

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
MedicineDoctoral Degree$128,469Not available
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$126,607Not available
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree$122,820Not available
Research and Experimental PsychologyDoctoral Degree$119,816Not available
ChemistryDoctoral Degree$118,789Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$117,705$19,083
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree$109,400Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$107,193$25,083
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$106,742Not available
Education, GeneralDoctoral Degree$105,195Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$102,630$19,954
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,721$21,000
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$91,457$17,413
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$90,857Not available
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$90,041$19,877
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree$84,300$18,068
StatisticsBachelor's Degree$78,492$21,488
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$77,408Not available
Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree$76,103Not available
PhysicsBachelor's Degree$74,410$19,000
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's Degree$72,295$14,121
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$72,027$16,508
English Language and Literature, GeneralDoctoral Degree$67,356Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$66,682$18,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree$65,813$17,861
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$64,944$16,157
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$64,147$18,000
ChemistryBachelor's Degree$64,131$21,750
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$63,596$18,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$62,211$16,436
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$60,371Not available
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree$59,677Not available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree$59,549$17,250
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree$58,504$19,161
Sustainability StudiesBachelor's Degree$58,463$20,045
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,339$19,000
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree$57,959$20,500
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor's Degree$57,847$15,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$56,740$18,300
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$56,555$23,000
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$56,108$18,914
SociologyBachelor's Degree$55,682$16,500
Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$55,087$17,833
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$54,090Not available
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$52,699$20,500
HistoryBachelor's Degree$51,913$19,330
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree$51,865$19,803
PhilosophyBachelor's Degree$51,402$19,022
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,712$18,284
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree$49,947$18,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree$46,306$17,283
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$45,821$21,250
DanceBachelor's Degree$45,804Not available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$42,692$19,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$40,774$17,500
Area StudiesBachelor's Degree$39,039Not available
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$35,583$20,000
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,417
MusicBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,651

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.