10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$258,808at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Maine at Farmington
⌖ Farmington, ME · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$258,808 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
−105%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,862Observed 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
$16,857Average net price / year
$25,822Cost of attendance
$43,862Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.5%Completion rate
96.7%Admission rate
1,140Student 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
$36,871Year 1
$44,430Year 4
$43,862Year 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.
1Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$61,7122Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$48,1913Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$47,7574Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,5445Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$42,5136Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$42,3757Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$40,0818Special Education and Teaching · Bachelor's Degree$39,251Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in ME
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
South Portland, ME
Southern Maine Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,086
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,606
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
University of Maine at Augusta
- Annual net price
- $10,924
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,260
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
University of Maine at Presque Isle
- Annual net price
- $7,035
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,929
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -115%
Eastern Maine Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,928
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,752
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $61,712 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $48,191 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $47,757 | $24,875 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,544 | $25,358 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $42,513 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $42,375 | $26,094 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,081 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $39,251 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $35,998 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,591 |
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.