-19%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Johnson C Smith University fell 19% between 2021 and 2024 (26.7% → 21.6%).
North Carolina · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina. 1,047 undergraduate students. 25 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Johnson C Smith 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.
+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Johnson C Smith University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.9k → $21.3k).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Johnson C Smith University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.9k → $21.3k).
-12%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Johnson C Smith University fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (39.0% → 34.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. North Carolina
Each tile compares this institution to the North Carolina median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$42,680+36% · 6→10y
North Carolina median $36,030$31,478
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry34.1%-6% · '98→'24
North Carolina median 46.1%$20,500+199% · '97→'20
At program completion1,047-13% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS62.5%+21% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time42.9%+10% · '01→'24
latest cohort$20,480+112% · '01→'24
out-of-state $20,480SECTION 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
6.4%Median federal debt $20,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,680 (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.
+21%
Johnson C Smith University · retention rose
59.0% → 71.3%
+112%
Johnson C Smith University · in-state tuition rose
$10,066 → $21,300
+112%
Johnson C Smith University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,066 → $21,300
+199%
Johnson C Smith University · median debt rose
$10,024 → $30,000
-100%
Johnson C Smith University · cohort default rate fell
24.4% → 0.0%
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.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Johnson C Smith 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
$189,493
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 17
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $17,959
- HS-only baseline · NC
- $35,600
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
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 North Carolina
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Johnson C Smith University graduates earn $X” — not “Johnson C Smith University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Johnson C Smith 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.