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Campbell University

⌖ Buies Creek, NC · 34 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$174,644 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.

26.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−63%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,342Observed 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
−$174,644at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$278,0640
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4
6
8
−$174,64410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 26.9 years
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$41,600
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,600
Sticker price
Average net price$24,516
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$62,187
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,516Average net price / year
$62,187Cost of attendance
$55,342Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.0%Completion rate
87.2%Admission rate
2,680Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
54thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,910Year 1
$63,540Year 4
$55,342Year 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.

1Medicine · First Professional Degree$145,0722Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$134,7043Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Master's Degree$121,9134Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$121,6855Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$98,4466Law · First Professional Degree$89,6377Public Health · Master's Degree$84,2668Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$79,566

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$145,072Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$134,704Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree$121,913Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$121,685Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$98,446Not available
LawFirst Professional Degree$89,637Not available
Public HealthMaster's Degree$84,266Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree$79,566$23,065
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,506$26,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$78,722Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,021$25,000
Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's Degree$75,425$20,250
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$71,497$25,000
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$71,052Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,748$25,595
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$68,578$25,915
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$68,006Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$63,402$19,750
MarketingBachelor's Degree$63,181$18,994
Homeland SecurityBachelor's Degree$62,695$23,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,746$22,329
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,463$27,000
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree$55,216Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$54,960$25,605
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$51,126$22,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$49,830$27,000
Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree$49,267$18,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$49,087$25,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,989$21,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,246$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$43,675$26,000
Education, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,250
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$20,750

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.