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Strayer University-South Carolina

⌖ Greenville, SC · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$25,756 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.

11.1 yrsModeled economic break-even

−10%Modeled 10-year ROI

$67,616Observed 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

−$25,756at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$251,9160

−$25,75610

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$13,920

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$13,920

Sticker price

Average net price$17,979

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$25,158

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$17,979Average net price / year

$25,158Cost of attendance

$67,616Median earnings · year 5 after completion

16.7%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

1,868Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

88thEarnings percentile

3thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$60,341Year 1

$68,449Year 4

$67,616Year 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.

1Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$98,401 2Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$96,961 3Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$87,413 4Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,304 5Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$77,493 6Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$76,080 7Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,108 8Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,016

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in SC

Currently operating private for-profit 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: $25,662
Observed earnings · year 5: $71,805
Modeled 10-year ROI: -5%

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South University-Columbia

Annual net price: $27,693
Observed earnings · year 5: $59,826
Modeled 10-year ROI: -49%

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Annual net price: $20,404
Observed earnings · year 5: $36,724
Modeled 10-year ROI: -132%

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Annual net price: $17,337
Observed earnings · year 5: $24,382
Modeled 10-year ROI: -183%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree	$98,401	Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$96,961	Not available
Information Science/Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$87,413	$53,250
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$82,304	$50,737
Accounting and Related Services	Master's Degree	$77,493	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	$76,080	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$66,108	$54,989
Business/Commerce, General	Bachelor's Degree	$64,016	$56,517
Human Resources Management and Services	Master's Degree	$63,742	Not available
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$62,227	Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$61,319	$28,174
Business/Commerce, General	Associate's Degree	$59,021	$32,810
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Master's Degree	$58,850	Not available
Educational Administration and Supervision	Master's Degree	$56,068	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$55,081	Not available
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	$53,916	$56,937

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.