10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$173,168at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Samford University
⌖ Birmingham, AL · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$173,168 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.
22.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,732Observed 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
$32,622Average net price / year
$57,456Cost of attendance
$58,732Median earnings · year 5 after completion
77.0%Completion rate
82.4%Admission rate
4,206Student 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
$45,463Year 1
$66,567Year 4
$58,732Year 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.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$132,9422Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$127,0843Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Master's Degree$122,6994Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$119,8885Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$119,3416Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$105,3747Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$101,9158Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$93,444Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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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.