10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$209,786at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lenoir-Rhyne University
⌖ Hickory, NC · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$209,786 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.
49.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,297Observed 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
$20,689Average net price / year
$44,621Cost of attendance
$50,297Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.8%Completion rate
84.6%Admission rate
1,359Student 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
$40,155Year 1
$57,711Year 4
$50,297Year 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$111,3052Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$102,0153Theological and Ministerial Studies · Master's Degree$95,3024Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$78,8395Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$72,7846Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$70,6127Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$56,5608Human Services, General · Master's Degree$56,364Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,415
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
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- Annual net price
- $22,488
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,359
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $18,853
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- Annual net price
- $20,748
- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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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.