10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$128,526at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Thomas University
⌖ Thomasville, GA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$128,526 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.
20.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−51%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,547Observed 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
$18,499Average net price / year
$23,079Cost of attendance
$57,547Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.5%Completion rate
38.3%Admission rate
998Student 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
$47,749Year 1
$63,556Year 4
$57,547Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,1162Educational Administration and Supervision · First Professional Degree$79,1473Educational Administration and Supervision · Graduate/Professional Certificate$77,6604Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$70,1895Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$64,3306Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$61,2957Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$54,4038Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$51,467Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Brenau University
- Annual net price
- $18,924
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,264
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
LaGrange College
- Annual net price
- $20,875
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,632
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Piedmont University
- Annual net price
- $20,599
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,613
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Oglethorpe University
- Annual net price
- $19,509
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,234
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
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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.