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Winthrop University

⌖ Rock Hill, SC · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$224,712 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.

144.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−93%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,666Observed 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
−$224,712at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$241,3720
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4
6
8
−$224,71210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 144.9 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$14,678
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$28,676
Sticker price
Average net price$15,343
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$30,710
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$15,343Average net price / year
$30,710Cost of attendance
$26,975Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$46,666Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.0%Completion rate
79.3%Admission rate
3,523Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$12,608
$30–48k$12,983
$48–75k$13,966
$75–110k$18,518
$110k+$21,359
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$46,666
Year 6$39,048
Year 10$47,185
Full-time retention
73.6%
Part-time retention
66.7%
Completion within 200% of normal time
62.3%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

53thEarnings percentile
48thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$48,702Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$27,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
14%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,844Year 1
$48,693Year 4
$46,666Year 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 Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$86,3052Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$77,9223Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$67,2144Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$61,9875Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree$60,3246Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$58,6617Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · Master's Degree$58,3698Social Work · Master's Degree$56,287

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
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$86,305Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$77,922Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$67,214Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$61,987$27,000
ChemistryBachelor's Degree$60,324$26,037
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$58,661Not available
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$58,369Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$56,287Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$54,406Not available
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$54,194$29,917
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$53,190Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$52,363$28,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,536$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$49,080$27,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$48,702$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$48,303$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$47,645Not available
SociologyBachelor's Degree$47,178$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$46,548$27,000
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$44,766$26,717
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,487$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,068$24,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$43,566$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,365$25,817
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$43,069$27,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$41,343$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$40,948$27,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$37,440$29,187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$30,875
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,872
MusicBachelor's DegreeNot available$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.