10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$92,150at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Elon University
⌖ Elon, NC · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$92,150 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.
13.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−27%Modeled 10-year ROI
$70,407Observed 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
$41,555Average net price / year
$62,266Cost of attendance
$70,407Median earnings · year 5 after completion
84.0%Completion rate
66.3%Admission rate
6,452Student 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
$45,880Year 1
$77,800Year 4
$70,407Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$123,1212Economics · Bachelor's Degree$112,3033Computer Programming · Bachelor's Degree$111,4484Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$105,7075Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$105,3776Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$103,4267Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$95,1638International Business · Bachelor's Degree$91,132Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NC
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.
High Point, NC
High Point University
- Annual net price
- $38,707
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,043
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -58%
Queens University of Charlotte
- Annual net price
- $30,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,181
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Wake Forest University
- Annual net price
- $28,719
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,157
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +40%
Davidson College
- Annual net price
- $17,379
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,801
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $123,121 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $112,303 | $19,500 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $111,448 | $19,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $105,707 | $20,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $105,377 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $103,426 | $19,500 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $95,163 | $21,500 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $91,132 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $89,685 | $20,500 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $88,983 | $19,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $82,774 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $82,321 | Not available |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $81,153 | $20,500 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $80,850 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $73,750 | $23,250 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,121 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $69,964 | $19,875 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,856 | $23,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,927 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,262 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $68,178 | $23,250 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $64,011 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $63,041 | $20,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $60,832 | $22,196 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Master's Degree | $59,583 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,369 | $24,125 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $53,185 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,544 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,526 |
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.