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Philander Smith University

⌖ Little Rock, AR · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$283,916 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.

—Modeled economic break-even

−120%Modeled 10-year ROI

$40,298Observed 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

−$283,916at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$236,8960

−$283,91610

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$13,014

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$13,014

Sticker price

Average net price$14,224

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$28,136

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,224Average net price / year

$28,136Cost of attendance

$40,298Median earnings · year 5 after completion

30.4%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

751Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

39thEarnings percentile

12thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$29,683Year 1

$42,151Year 4

$40,298Year 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.

1Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$44,330 2Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$43,163

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AR

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.

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Annual net price: $16,315
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,506
Modeled 10-year ROI: -110%

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Williams Baptist University

Annual net price: $15,745
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,180
Modeled 10-year ROI: -107%

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Arkansas Baptist College

Annual net price: $10,627
Observed earnings · year 5: $37,953
Modeled 10-year ROI: -132%

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Central Baptist College

Annual net price: $12,287
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,600
Modeled 10-year ROI: -102%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$44,330	$49,638
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$43,163	$27,622

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.