10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$194,398at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
High Point University
⌖ High Point, NC · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$194,398 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.
23.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−58%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,043Observed 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
$38,707Average net price / year
$65,548Cost of attendance
$59,043Median earnings · year 5 after completion
73.7%Completion rate
75.3%Admission rate
5,129Student 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
$47,613Year 1
$65,028Year 4
$59,043Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$128,4712Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$99,0533Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$90,9624International Business · Bachelor's Degree$74,9535Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$72,5646Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$69,7217Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$67,1848Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · Bachelor's Degree$67,085Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NC
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.
Charlotte, NC
Queens University of Charlotte
- Annual net price
- $30,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,181
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Elon University
- Annual net price
- $41,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,407
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Lees-McRae College
- Annual net price
- $28,340
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,201
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -75%
Campbell University
- Annual net price
- $24,516
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,342
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $128,471 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $99,053 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $90,962 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $74,953 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $72,564 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,721 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $67,184 | Not available |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $67,085 | $23,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $65,607 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $62,467 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,780 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $61,635 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,712 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $51,469 | $24,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $50,007 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,605 |
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.