10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$235,680at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Guilford College
⌖ Greensboro, NC · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$235,680 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.
80.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−88%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,340Observed 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
$22,270Average net price / year
$55,689Cost of attendance
$48,340Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.8%Completion rate
80.0%Admission rate
1,001Student 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
$31,217Year 1
$50,433Year 4
$48,340Year 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.
1Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$67,6982Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$65,8233Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$60,8584Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$54,2095Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,9216English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,0647Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$46,6518Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Bachelor's Degree$46,011Observed 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.
Raleigh, NC
Meredith College
- Annual net price
- $22,488
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,359
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
William Peace University
- Annual net price
- $21,649
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,415
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
Barton College
- Annual net price
- $23,626
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,821
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
Lenoir-Rhyne University
- Annual net price
- $20,689
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,297
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $67,698 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $65,823 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $60,858 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $54,209 | $27,290 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,921 | $29,460 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,064 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $46,651 | $27,000 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $46,011 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,250 |
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.