10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$98,374at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Kentucky
⌖ Lexington, KY · 101 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$98,374 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.
16.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−39%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,703Observed 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
$18,851Average net price / year
$34,391Cost of attendance
$60,703Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.4%Completion rate
92.9%Admission rate
24,763Student 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
$45,496Year 1
$65,922Year 4
$60,703Year 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.
1Dentistry · First Professional Degree$185,8782Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$135,7553Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Graduate/Professional Certificate$126,6244Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · First Professional Degree$119,4855Medicine · First Professional Degree$115,2416Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$114,1517Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$111,8688Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$103,270Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Louisville, KY
University of Louisville
- Annual net price
- $17,988
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,801
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -45%
Northern Kentucky University
- Annual net price
- $8,191
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,390
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -51%
Eastern Kentucky University
- Annual net price
- $11,040
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,636
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Western Kentucky University
- Annual net price
- $10,990
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,952
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $185,878 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $135,755 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $126,624 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $119,485 | Not available |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $115,241 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $114,151 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $111,868 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $103,270 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $100,533 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $100,253 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,945 | $21,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $99,535 | $22,250 |
| Industrial Engineering | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $99,370 | $27,000 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Doctoral Degree | $99,094 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,003 | $25,308 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,913 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $92,636 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $91,461 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,654 | $25,000 |
| International Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $88,980 | Not available |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $88,628 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $86,420 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $85,777 | $23,250 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,796 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,087 | $22,375 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,533 | $23,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,941 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,031 | $23,625 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $80,534 | Not available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $77,663 | $23,250 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,222 | $22,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $74,202 | $20,500 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $73,549 | $22,500 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $71,952 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $71,905 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $70,942 | $23,375 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $70,776 | $24,225 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $69,700 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,451 | $23,055 |
| Food Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,286 | $21,250 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $68,605 | $19,500 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,532 | $26,942 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $66,255 | $23,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $66,209 | Not available |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $65,847 | $23,250 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,407 | $26,026 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $65,155 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $64,227 | Not available |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $64,143 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $62,966 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $62,754 | $24,625 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $62,383 | $24,125 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,970 | Not available |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,375 | $23,088 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $59,163 | $23,250 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | $58,074 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,711 | $25,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $57,644 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $57,514 | $21,667 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $56,399 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,266 | $26,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,234 | Not available |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,937 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,653 | $23,875 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,633 | $24,270 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $53,918 | $23,250 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $53,218 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,815 | $26,000 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $52,785 | $26,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $52,477 | $21,610 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,163 | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $51,379 | $24,002 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $51,331 | Not available |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $51,313 | $26,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $50,659 | Not available |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $50,534 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $50,204 | $25,000 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $49,845 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,167 | $27,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,698 | $25,368 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,296 | $27,250 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $46,843 | $21,250 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,570 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $46,228 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,111 | $20,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,148 | $26,530 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,384 | $21,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $44,352 | $23,250 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $44,333 | $24,897 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's Degree | $42,612 | $22,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,406 | $23,614 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,538 | $23,522 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,746 | $23,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,822 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $38,475 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $36,942 | $30,690 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,500 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,180 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,021 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,494 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $23,110 |
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.