Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Coker University

Hartsville, SC · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$275,254 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
−105%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,589Observed 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
−$275,254at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$261,1440
2
4
6
8
−$275,25410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$33,416
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$33,416
Sticker price
Average net price$20,286
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$45,805
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,286Average net price / year
$45,805Cost of attendance
$43,589Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.5%Completion rate
94.0%Admission rate
840Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

46thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,565Year 1
$47,935Year 4
$43,589Year 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/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,3722Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$55,3203Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$54,8524Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$47,7855Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$46,9216Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$44,7067Criminology · Bachelor's Degree$41,738

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Tigerville, SC

North Greenville University

Annual net price
$21,063
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,640
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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Columbia, SC

Columbia College

Annual net price
$18,408
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,324
Modeled 10-year ROI
-99%
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Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University

Annual net price
$16,641
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,001
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Spartanburg, SC

Converse University

Annual net price
$23,283
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,482
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$60,372$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$55,320Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$54,852Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$47,785$31,646
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,921$31,933
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$44,706$26,475
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$41,738$30,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,116

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.