Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Edward Waters University

⌖ Jacksonville, FL · 0 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$235,206 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
−100%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,939Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Edward Waters University

What does Edward Waters University cost?

Edward Waters University reports an average annual net price of $13,649 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do Edward Waters University graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $44,939 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Edward Waters University graduates have?

Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.

Is every degree at Edward Waters University worth the same?

The current release does not contain reportable field-and-credential outcomes for Edward Waters University, so this page cannot compare its individual degrees.

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$235,206at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$234,5960
2
4
6
8
−$235,20610
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuition$16,366
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$16,366
Sticker price
Average net price$13,649
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$26,617
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$44,939 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Selective admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
Historically Black college or university
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$13,649Average net price / year
$26,617Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,939Median earnings · year 5 after completion
28.2%Completion rate
85.0%Admission rate
1,087Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$12,380
$30–48k$12,113
$48–75k$9,743
$75–110k$21,661
$110k+$20,865
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$44,939
Year 6$29,809
Year 10$34,782
Full-time retention
53.8%
Part-time retention
0.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
31.2%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS

Outcomes are not the same for every family.

These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.

Pell Grant students25%

Complete within 150% of the expected time

24% received a Pell Grant within eight years
Parent borrowing$8,009

Median Parent PLUS debt

148 parent borrowers in the reported cohort
First-generation students$11,250

Median federal student debt

16% making progress in repayment after three years
Student family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$33,457Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$36,517Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$45,382Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income16%
Middle income16%
Higher income33%

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

49thEarnings percentile
10thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$44,939Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

No field-level outcomes are currently reportable.

This college remains in the national directory because it appears in the College Scorecard. Program outcomes may be unavailable, privacy-suppressed or outside the reported cohorts.

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.