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Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC 2,680 Undergrads 51.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$62,187
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,516
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,540
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,516
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,540
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$54,886
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate51.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age24.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
87.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -57575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -55575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2275th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$564k
+$97k
+$79k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$476k
+$9k
-$9k
Full Cost$62k/yr
+$340k
-$127k
-$144k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
Never
-10%
Full Cost$62k/yr
Never
-64%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-29%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-72%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Behavioral Sciences
AssocCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,793
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$49,267
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,673
Earnings (4yr)
$69,748
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,463
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,746
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,497
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$68,578
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,830
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,021
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,535
Earnings (4yr)
$54,960
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,748
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$23,956
Earnings (4yr)
$62,695
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,402
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,408
Earnings (4yr)
$63,181
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,412
Earnings (4yr)
$79,566
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,246
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,126
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,506
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$75,425
Natl Median: $68,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,052
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,675
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,087
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,989
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,729
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$154,526
Earnings (4yr)
$121,685
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$92,402
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,100
Earnings (4yr)
$98,446
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,006
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$75,656
Earnings (4yr)
$121,913
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$78,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,266
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,216
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$135,880
Earnings (4yr)
$89,637
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$272,392
Earnings (4yr)
$145,072
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
Median Debt
$211,672
Earnings (4yr)
$134,704
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
Median Debt
$144,852
Earnings (4yr)
$78,722
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,395
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.