10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$226,362at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Meredith College
⌖ Raleigh, NC · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$226,362 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.
61.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−84%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,359Observed 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
$22,488Average net price / year
$57,313Cost of attendance
$49,359Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.1%Completion rate
74.2%Admission rate
1,188Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$39,730Year 1
$54,650Year 4
$49,359Year 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.
1Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,0992Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$50,9653Legal Support Services · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$50,2764Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,1245Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · Master's Degree$48,6696Education, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$48,203Observed 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.
Raleigh, NC
William Peace University
- Annual net price
- $21,649
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,415
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
Guilford College
- Annual net price
- $22,270
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,340
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Methodist University
- Annual net price
- $24,704
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,513
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Barton College
- Annual net price
- $23,626
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,821
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,099 | $27,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $50,965 | Not available |
| Legal Support Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $50,276 | $27,176 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,124 | $27,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $48,669 | Not available |
| Education, General | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $48,203 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,381 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $30,335 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,500 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
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.