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Saint Augustine's University

⌖ Raleigh, NC · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$320,002 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

−115%Modeled 10-year ROI

$40,725Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$320,002at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$277,2520

−$320,00210

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.

Published in-state tuition$16,896

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$16,896

Sticker price

Average net price$24,313

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$33,179

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,313Average net price / year

$33,179Cost of attendance

$40,725Median earnings · year 5 after completion

25.0%Completion rate

33.8%Admission rate

172Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

40thEarnings percentile

8thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$23,746Year 1

$41,272Year 4

$40,725Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$38,086

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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Annual net price: $23,509
Observed earnings · year 5: $40,683
Modeled 10-year ROI: -116%

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Annual net price: $21,249
Observed earnings · year 5: $38,759
Modeled 10-year ROI: -124%

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Annual net price: $20,894
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,653
Modeled 10-year ROI: -105%

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Carolina University

Annual net price: $20,828
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,737
Modeled 10-year ROI: -105%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	Bachelor's Degree	$38,086	$40,375
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$35,887
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$34,500

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.