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Citadel Military College of South Carolina

⌖ Charleston, SC · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$59,878 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

8.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+23%Modeled 10-year ROI
$77,277Observed 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
+$59,878at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$262,8920
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4
6
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+$59,87810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.1 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$12,570
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,508
Sticker price
Average net price$20,723
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$33,880
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,723Average net price / year
$33,880Cost of attendance
$77,277Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.0%Completion rate
22.7%Admission rate
2,705Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

94thEarnings percentile
75thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,737Year 1
$74,517Year 4
$77,277Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$107,8242Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,8693Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$83,9124Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$83,3375Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$81,0556Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$73,1167Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$73,0858Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$68,504

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in SC

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Clemson, SC

Clemson University

Annual net price
$22,253
Observed earnings · year 5
$72,263
Modeled 10-year ROI
+1%
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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Annual net price
$22,811
Observed earnings · year 5
$62,564
Modeled 10-year ROI
-35%
Open college profile →Charleston, SC

College of Charleston

Annual net price
$18,960
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,011
Modeled 10-year ROI
-65%
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University of South Carolina-Upstate

Annual net price
$13,557
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,851
Modeled 10-year ROI
-66%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$107,824Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,869$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$83,912$19,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$83,337Not available
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$81,055$24,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$73,116$22,726
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$73,085Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$68,504$20,817
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$66,934$22,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$65,574$24,966
HistoryBachelor's Degree$64,869$25,524
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$59,438Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$59,347Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$57,347Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$57,004Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,375
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,499
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,500

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.