10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$174,376at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Gardner-Webb University
⌖ Boiling Springs, NC · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$174,376 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.
32.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,632Observed 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
$17,674Average net price / year
$47,091Cost of attendance
$52,632Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.4%Completion rate
77.2%Admission rate
1,856Student 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
$45,413Year 1
$60,516Year 4
$52,632Year 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$125,7272Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$109,7153Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$104,1414Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$94,2135Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$86,8866Business Administration, Management and Operations · Doctoral Degree$84,3867Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$79,0488Curriculum and Instruction · Doctoral Degree$78,398Observed 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.
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University of Mount Olive
- Annual net price
- $18,853
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,388
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -75%
Wingate University
- Annual net price
- $20,748
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,638
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $17,432
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,140
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Lenoir-Rhyne University
- Annual net price
- $20,689
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,297
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
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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.