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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC 2,790 Undergrads 50.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$58,752
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,991
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,886
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$23,991
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$54,886
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate50.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
94.3%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -57575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -55575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2275th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$477k
+$80k
-$8k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$390k
-$6k
-$94k
Full Cost$59k/yr
+$265k
-$131k
-$219k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
Never
-109%
Full Cost$59k/yr
Never
-104%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-98%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-89%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (5yr)
$51,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,673
Earnings (5yr)
$62,907
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,299
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,376
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,801
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,442
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$79,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$21,535
Earnings (5yr)
$59,064
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$55,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,748
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$23,956
Earnings (5yr)
$58,498
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (5yr)
$67,985
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,408
Earnings (5yr)
$49,059
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
BachCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$21,412
Earnings (5yr)
$85,735
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,832
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 4199
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$85,156
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,273
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$45,501
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,729
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$154,526
Earnings (5yr)
$124,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$605k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,100
Earnings (5yr)
$97,960
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
MastCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$75,656
Earnings (5yr)
$140,325
Lifetime Value Added
+$739k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$135,880
Earnings (5yr)
$75,173
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$211,672
Earnings (5yr)
$138,650
Lifetime Value Added
+$490k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.