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Wingate University

⌖ Wingate, NC · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$176,612 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.

30.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−67%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,638Observed 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
−$176,612at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$262,9920
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4
6
8
−$176,61210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 30.4 years
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$41,636
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,636
Sticker price
Average net price$20,748
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$57,473
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,748Average net price / year
$57,473Cost of attendance
$53,638Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.4%Completion rate
91.1%Admission rate
2,668Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

69thEarnings percentile
32thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,581Year 1
$58,916Year 4
$53,638Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$130,6352Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$125,7333Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$120,3904Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$94,8385Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · First Professional Degree$85,6136Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Bachelor's Degree$78,4877Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$73,8058Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$72,630

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$130,635Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$125,733Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$120,390Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$94,838Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$85,613Not available
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$78,487$23,751
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$73,805$25,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$72,630$23,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$68,636$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,315$22,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$67,082$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$62,075$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$61,525Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,623$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$54,129$25,400
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$52,822$25,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$50,579Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$50,391$25,925
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,795$25,500
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,558$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$41,013Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$38,993$26,614

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.