10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$167,806at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of New Orleans
⌖ New Orleans, LA · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$167,806 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.
37.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−73%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,173Observed 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
$12,384Average net price / year
$23,431Cost of attendance
$51,173Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.0%Completion rate
74.3%Admission rate
4,638Student 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
$39,311Year 1
$56,037Year 4
$51,173Year 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.
1Engineering Science · Master's Degree$114,4122Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$99,5483Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,6304Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$91,4355Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$85,2156Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$83,4707Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$80,7048Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$63,152Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in LA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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McNeese State University
- Annual net price
- $12,493
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,379
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Annual net price
- $13,466
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,508
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Nicholls State University
- Annual net price
- $12,947
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,367
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
- Annual net price
- $13,606
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,428
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
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.