10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$163,712at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Morehouse College
⌖ Atlanta, GA · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$163,712 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.
19.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−49%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,234Observed 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
$39,013Average net price / year
$51,433Cost of attendance
$62,234Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.4%Completion rate
44.0%Admission rate
2,844Student 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
$39,210Year 1
$61,320Year 4
$62,234Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$112,9342Economics · Bachelor's Degree$84,8163Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$71,1394Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$69,4225Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$62,5176Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,8677English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$46,8478Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$40,273Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in GA
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.
Atlanta, GA
Spelman College
- Annual net price
- $38,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,376
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Mercer University
- Annual net price
- $23,847
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,074
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
Luther Rice College & Seminary
- Annual net price
- $27,883
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,823
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Clark Atlanta University
- Annual net price
- $37,702
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,256
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $112,934 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,816 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $71,139 | $25,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $69,422 | $23,625 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,517 | $29,500 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,867 | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,847 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,273 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $39,567 | $28,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $34,866 | $24,543 |
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.