10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$321,756at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Livingstone College
⌖ Salisbury, NC · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$321,756 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−138%Modeled 10-year ROI
$36,216Observed 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
$13,479Average net price / year
$28,305Cost of attendance
$36,216Median earnings · year 5 after completion
28.2%Completion rate
59.3%Admission rate
924Student 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
$24,905Year 1
$37,280Year 4
$36,216Year 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.
1Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$46,9452Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$41,7653Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$41,4584Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$40,3285Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$40,0176Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$38,1557Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$35,015Observed 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.
Murfreesboro, NC
Chowan University
- Annual net price
- $14,086
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,832
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
Shaw University
- Annual net price
- $16,512
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,247
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Warren Wilson College
- Annual net price
- $21,249
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,759
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Salem College
- Annual net price
- $18,277
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,440
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,945 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $41,765 | $35,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $41,458 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $40,328 | $33,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,017 | $34,594 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $38,155 | $35,225 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $35,015 | $35,375 |
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.