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Florida Southern College

⌖ Lakeland, FL · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$188,924 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.

27.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−64%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,528Observed 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
−$188,924at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$294,2040
2
4
6
8
−$188,92410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 27.9 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$44,040
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$44,040
Sticker price
Average net price$28,551
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$60,768
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,551Average net price / year
$60,768Cost of attendance
$55,528Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.5%Completion rate
64.4%Admission rate
2,656Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
68thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,861Year 1
$58,753Year 4
$55,528Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$115,7302Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$96,7083Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$93,3354Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$82,3285Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$76,9056Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,4807Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$65,1048Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$62,793

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in FL

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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Everglades University

Annual net price
$27,371
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,555
Modeled 10-year ROI
-70%
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St. Thomas University

Annual net price
$26,312
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,255
Modeled 10-year ROI
-54%
Open college profile →West Palm Beach, FL

Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations

Annual net price
$30,381
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,007
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
Open college profile →West Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Annual net price
$28,354
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,813
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$115,730Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$96,708Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$93,335$27,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$82,328Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$76,905Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,480$24,187
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,104$23,250
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$62,793Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,782$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$57,128$23,250
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$54,810Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,344$25,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$52,796$25,955
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$51,925$27,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$49,829$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,315$27,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$43,549$23,250
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$38,358$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.