Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$203,934 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.

33.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,555Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
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
−$203,934at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$289,4840
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4
6
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−$203,93410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 33.8 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$21,680
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$21,680
Sticker price
Average net price$27,371
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$38,913
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,371Average net price / year
$38,913Cost of attendance
$53,555Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.4%Completion rate
81.5%Admission rate
2,789Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

69thEarnings percentile
54thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$47,036Year 1
$59,470Year 4
$53,555Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$90,5262Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$86,7303Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$81,7714Air Transportation · Master's Degree$69,5895Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · Bachelor's Degree$61,8506Public Health · Master's Degree$47,5187Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems · Bachelor's Degree$36,960

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in FL

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.

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College

Annual net price
$28,551
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,528
Modeled 10-year ROI
-64%
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West Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Annual net price
$28,354
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,813
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University

Annual net price
$26,312
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,255
Modeled 10-year ROI
-54%
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Deerfield Beach, FL

South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary

Annual net price
$21,751
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,283
Modeled 10-year ROI
-65%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree$90,526$48,247
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$86,730$42,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$81,771Not available
Air TransportationMaster's Degree$69,589Not available
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's Degree$61,850$47,000
Public HealthMaster's Degree$47,518Not available
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsBachelor's Degree$36,960$55,204

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.