10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$133,534at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pfeiffer University
⌖ Misenheimer, NC · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$133,534 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.
20.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−52%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,277Observed 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
$19,076Average net price / year
$45,542Cost of attendance
$57,277Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.0%Completion rate
96.0%Admission rate
655Student 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
$40,053Year 1
$57,619Year 4
$57,277Year 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.
1Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$94,1152Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,8393Security Science and Technology · Master's Degree$76,1814Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$75,0335Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$60,9366Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$51,1707Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$50,7988Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$46,322Observed 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.
Concord, NC
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
- Annual net price
- $17,618
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,578
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
Wingate University
- Annual net price
- $20,748
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,638
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Gardner-Webb University
- Annual net price
- $17,674
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,632
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
University of Mount Olive
- Annual net price
- $18,853
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,388
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -75%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $94,115 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $90,839 | Not available |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $76,181 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,033 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $60,936 | $27,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $51,170 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $50,798 | $25,125 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $46,322 | $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.