10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$199,364at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Shorter University
⌖ Rome, GA · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$199,364 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.
52.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−81%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,722Observed 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
$16,646Average net price / year
$35,726Cost of attendance
$49,722Median earnings · year 5 after completion
37.7%Completion rate
96.5%Admission rate
1,028Student 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
$38,589Year 1
$54,008Year 4
$49,722Year 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 · Master's Degree$85,6052Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$75,9243Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$65,8034Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$63,8735Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$56,6776Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$54,7847Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$50,8878Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree$50,113Observed 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.
Macon, GA
Wesleyan College
- Annual net price
- $12,724
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,294
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -73%
Emmanuel University
- Annual net price
- $20,925
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,374
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Truett McConnell University
- Annual net price
- $22,227
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,887
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Herzing University-Atlanta
- Annual net price
- $21,679
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $85,605 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,924 | $26,942 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $65,803 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,873 | $37,987 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $56,677 | $30,817 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $54,784 | $22,625 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $50,887 | Not available |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,113 | $46,320 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $49,864 | $26,568 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,272 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $42,558 | $26,000 |
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.