+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Anderson University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($30.7k → $35.0k).
South Carolina · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Anderson University
Anderson, South Carolina. 3,080 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Anderson University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Anderson University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).
+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Anderson University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($30.7k → $35.0k).
+0%
Earnings trend · post-entry horizons
Earnings 10 years post-entry at Anderson University are 0% above 6-year earnings ($42.1k → $42.1k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. South Carolina
Each tile compares this institution to the South Carolina median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$42,101+0% · 6→10y
South Carolina median $39,325$42,073
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry71.0%+165% · '97→'24
South Carolina median 44.4%$22,000+594% · '97→'20
At program completion3,080+272% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS82.3%+17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time52.8%-22% · '01→'24
latest cohort$33,580+224% · '00→'24
out-of-state $33,580SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
7.0%Median federal debt $22,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,101 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+165%
Anderson University · completion · 150% rose
24.8% → 65.7%
+772%
Anderson University · completion · 100% rose
7.4% → 64.3%
+17%
Anderson University · retention rose
70.0% → 81.9%
+272%
Anderson University · undergrad enrollment rose
856 → 3,183
+224%
Anderson University · in-state tuition rose
$10,805 → $34,970
+224%
Anderson University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,805 → $34,970
+594%
Anderson University · median debt rose
$3,850 → $26,700
-100%
Anderson University · cohort default rate fell
7.6% → 0.0%
+38%
Anderson University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$32,800 → $45,202
+42%
Anderson University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$29,700 → $42,073
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$93,084Business Administration, Management and Operations.$74,484Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,141Accounting and Related Services.$67,897Educational Administration and Supervision.$66,910Business/Commerce, General.$55,230Marketing.$50,695Criminal Justice and Corrections.$49,990Design and Applied Arts.$47,780Education, General.$47,453Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$44,656Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$43,168Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$42,775Psychology, General.$38,485Human Services, General.$37,273
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
15 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Anderson University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$605,965
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $28,002
- HS-only baseline · SC
- $33,700
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in South Carolina
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Anderson University graduates earn $X” — not “Anderson University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Anderson University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.