10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$233,686at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Methodist University
⌖ Fayetteville, NC · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$233,686 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.
61.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−84%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,513Observed 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
$24,704Average net price / year
$55,796Cost of attendance
$49,513Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.5%Completion rate
75.1%Admission rate
1,448Student 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
$39,592Year 1
$60,011Year 4
$49,513Year 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$128,1172Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$88,7663Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$83,6534Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$80,1635Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$79,8066Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$65,0907Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$63,4248Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$58,849Observed 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
Meredith College
- Annual net price
- $22,488
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,359
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Belmont Abbey College
- Annual net price
- $24,639
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,996
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Barton College
- Annual net price
- $23,626
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,821
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
William Peace University
- Annual net price
- $21,649
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,415
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $128,117 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $88,766 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,653 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $80,163 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $79,806 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $65,090 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,424 | $27,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $58,849 | Not available |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | $53,649 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,072 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,810 | $27,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $45,457 | $30,124 |
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.