10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$164,688at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
The University of the South
⌖ Sewanee, TN · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$164,688 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.
23.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,680Observed 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
$27,872Average net price / year
$71,986Cost of attendance
$57,680Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.8%Completion rate
56.9%Admission rate
1,607Student 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
$34,203Year 1
$63,966Year 4
$57,680Year 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.
1Economics · Bachelor's Degree$87,7622Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$72,6823International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree$70,9074Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$59,8215Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$58,7156English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$58,1647Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$47,695Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TN
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Southern Adventist University
- Annual net price
- $24,345
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,971
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Union University
- Annual net price
- $27,171
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,946
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Lipscomb University
- Annual net price
- $24,739
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,793
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
Lincoln Memorial University
- Annual net price
- $20,406
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,194
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,762 | $24,798 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $72,682 | $24,267 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,907 | $19,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,821 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,715 | $17,148 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,164 | $21,175 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,695 | $25,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,750 |
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.