10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$3,618at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Clemson University
⌖ Clemson, SC · 80 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$3,618 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.
9.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+1%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,263Observed 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
$22,253Average net price / year
$35,015Cost of attendance
$72,263Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.6%Completion rate
38.3%Admission rate
23,300Student 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
$51,401Year 1
$75,142Year 4
$72,263Year 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.
1Industrial Engineering · Master's Degree$136,0582Real Estate · Master's Degree$119,1153Engineering, Other · Master's Degree$114,4554Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$114,3995Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$109,4706Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$105,6467Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$102,7628Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$102,636Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Charleston, SC
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
- Annual net price
- $20,723
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $77,277
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +23%
University of South Carolina-Columbia
- Annual net price
- $22,811
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,564
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -35%
College of Charleston
- Annual net price
- $18,960
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,011
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
University of South Carolina-Upstate
- Annual net price
- $13,557
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | $136,058 | Not available |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | $119,115 | Not available |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $114,455 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $114,399 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $109,470 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $105,646 | $25,964 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,762 | $26,955 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $102,636 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $102,502 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $101,301 | $22,498 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $100,816 | Not available |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $98,726 | $22,675 |
| Marketing | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $96,856 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,446 | $26,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $94,449 | $25,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,705 | $22,500 |
| Industrial Engineering | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $93,702 | Not available |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,491 | $26,750 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $92,184 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,098 | $21,450 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $91,269 | $20,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,028 | $24,125 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $89,331 | Not available |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,338 | Not available |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,883 | $25,243 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,873 | $25,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,458 | $23,250 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $82,450 | $22,500 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,714 | $20,500 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $81,526 | $25,762 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,109 | $23,250 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $79,651 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $79,468 | $22,250 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $76,905 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $75,417 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,491 | $23,000 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $73,050 | Not available |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,010 | $19,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $71,968 | $23,375 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | $71,518 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,584 | $26,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,059 | $24,225 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $69,971 | Not available |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $69,274 | $22,715 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $67,996 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,102 | $23,250 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $67,050 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $66,752 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $66,150 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $65,577 | $23,250 |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $65,469 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $64,822 | $21,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Master's Degree | $64,371 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $63,892 | $22,500 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,764 | $24,700 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,501 | $25,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,988 | $22,875 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $60,461 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $58,602 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $57,716 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | $57,641 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $57,075 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,126 | $22,687 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,780 | $26,125 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,844 | $21,724 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,044 | $26,112 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $51,582 | $25,125 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,582 | $23,123 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $50,212 | $23,250 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,133 | $22,375 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,125 | $24,550 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $49,861 | $25,783 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $48,898 | $22,592 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $47,853 | $24,827 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $47,818 | Not available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $45,735 | $26,972 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $40,266 | $21,200 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,526 | Not available |
| Genetics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,225 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,500 |
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.