10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$123,242at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Furman University
⌖ Greenville, SC · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$123,242 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.
16.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−41%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,799Observed 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
$30,308Average net price / year
$76,798Cost of attendance
$62,799Median earnings · year 5 after completion
78.8%Completion rate
43.0%Admission rate
2,379Student 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
$35,856Year 1
$64,492Year 4
$62,799Year 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.
1Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$74,4762Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$73,0993Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$64,0144Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$61,9045Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$60,2806Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$57,2647Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$52,4878Music · Bachelor's Degree$52,225Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Spartanburg, SC
Wofford College
- Annual net price
- $18,732
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,465
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Presbyterian College
- Annual net price
- $20,528
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,388
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Charleston Southern University
- Annual net price
- $21,666
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,450
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Newberry College
- Annual net price
- $21,656
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,081
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $74,476 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $73,099 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $64,014 | $22,631 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $61,904 | $21,913 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,280 | $26,955 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,264 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $52,487 | Not available |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $52,225 | $20,830 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,645 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,125 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,036 |
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.