10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$223,544at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Pikeville
⌖ Pikeville, KY · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$223,544 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.
69.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,770Observed 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
$20,311Average net price / year
$33,420Cost of attendance
$48,770Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,135Student 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
$38,733Year 1
$55,132Year 4
$48,770Year 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.
1Medicine · First Professional Degree$224,2312Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,4423Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$73,5884Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$71,2255Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · Master's Degree$53,3916Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$49,9717Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$49,9028Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$41,979Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KY
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Lexington, KY
Transylvania University
- Annual net price
- $21,913
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,583
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Union Commonwealth University
- Annual net price
- $21,311
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,810
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -97%
Kentucky Wesleyan College
- Annual net price
- $17,131
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,632
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Kentucky Christian University
- Annual net price
- $24,038
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,428
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
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.