10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$210,512at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Yale University
⌖ New Haven, CT · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$210,512 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.
5.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+77%Modeled 10-year ROI
$93,562Observed 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
$23,777Average net price / year
$88,300Cost of attendance
$93,562Median earnings · year 5 after completion
95.7%Completion rate
3.9%Admission rate
6,758Student 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
$64,379Year 1
$112,971Year 4
$93,562Year 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 · Master's Degree$234,0342Law · Doctoral Degree$188,1893Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$188,1574Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$159,6555Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$147,2046Economics · Bachelor's Degree$142,9367Engineering, General · Doctoral Degree$132,7168Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$131,639Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CT
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.
Hartford, CT
Trinity College
- Annual net price
- $34,832
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,872
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +9%
Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $30,177
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,142
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
University of Saint Joseph
- Annual net price
- $27,989
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,425
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -20%
Fairfield University
- Annual net price
- $48,095
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $88,011
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +16%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $234,034 | Not available |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $188,189 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $188,157 | $12,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $159,655 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $147,204 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $142,936 | $13,250 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | $132,716 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $131,639 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $125,373 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $113,788 | $15,750 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $113,304 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $109,947 | $12,000 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $105,402 | Not available |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $100,955 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | $100,347 | Not available |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $93,163 | Not available |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $92,646 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $90,764 | $15,000 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $88,967 | Not available |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $70,736 | Not available |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,230 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,752 | Not available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,213 | $13,107 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,396 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,440 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $44,265 | Not available |
| Music | Master's Degree | $29,895 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $13,500 |
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.