10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$222,696at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Washington and Lee University
⌖ Lexington, VA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$222,696 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
5.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+81%Modeled 10-year ROI
$94,782Observed 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
$23,781Average net price / year
$87,000Cost of attendance
$94,782Median earnings · year 5 after completion
93.9%Completion rate
14.0%Admission rate
1,881Student 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
$60,434Year 1
$100,514Year 4
$94,782Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$121,6992Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$118,9463Economics · Bachelor's Degree$115,8374Law · First Professional Degree$110,6065History · Bachelor's Degree$100,0876Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$95,190Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in VA
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.
University of Richmond, VA
University of Richmond
- Annual net price
- $31,309
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,784
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +14%
Hampden-Sydney College
- Annual net price
- $22,400
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,617
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -9%
Marymount University
- Annual net price
- $29,137
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,014
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
Hampton University
- Annual net price
- $25,319
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,105
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $121,699 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $118,946 | $16,750 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $115,837 | $23,399 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $110,606 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $100,087 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $95,190 | Not available |
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.