Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Hampton University

Hampton, VA · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$140,226 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.

19.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−50%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,105Observed 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
−$140,226at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$281,2760
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4
6
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−$140,22610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 19.9 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$30,592
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$30,592
Sticker price
Average net price$25,319
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$46,027
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,319Average net price / year
$46,027Cost of attendance
$59,105Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.2%Completion rate
62.3%Admission rate
3,727Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

79thEarnings percentile
48thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,097Year 1
$61,865Year 4
$59,105Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$134,5302Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$105,6593Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$94,2164Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$82,2525Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$78,3666Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$64,8137Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$64,2938Architecture · Master's Degree$64,180

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in VA

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.

Salem, VA

Roanoke College

Annual net price
$24,503
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,142
Modeled 10-year ROI
-56%
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Ashland, VA

Randolph-Macon College

Annual net price
$27,866
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,369
Modeled 10-year ROI
-58%
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Newport News, VA

Riverside College of Health Sciences

Annual net price
$20,744
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,434
Modeled 10-year ROI
-45%
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Harrisonburg, VA

Eastern Mennonite University

Annual net price
$24,588
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,110
Modeled 10-year ROI
-67%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$134,530Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$105,659Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$94,216$26,999
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$82,252$26,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$78,366Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$64,813Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$64,293$26,250
ArchitectureMaster's Degree$64,180Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$63,063Not available
JournalismBachelor's Degree$61,675$26,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$54,437$26,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$54,286Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$53,602$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,539$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$48,610$26,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$47,479$23,355
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,749$26,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor'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.