10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$343,650at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Benedict College
⌖ Columbia, SC · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$343,650 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
−136%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,935Observed 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
$18,250Average net price / year
$32,000Cost of attendance
$35,935Median earnings · year 5 after completion
24.3%Completion rate
95.7%Admission rate
1,536Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$26,936Year 1
$41,293Year 4
$35,935Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$41,8112Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · Bachelor's Degree$41,3723Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$41,1584Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$39,3375Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$37,6386Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,9667Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$34,129Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in SC
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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Claflin University
- Annual net price
- $17,800
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,384
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Morris College
- Annual net price
- $20,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,654
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Voorhees University
- Annual net price
- $13,335
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,074
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Spartanburg Methodist College
- Annual net price
- $14,580
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $32,679
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -152%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $41,811 | $34,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,372 | $40,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $41,158 | $38,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $39,337 | $40,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $37,638 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,966 | $35,031 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $34,129 | $32,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $39,200 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $39,254 |
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.