St. Andrew’s University – Laurinburg, North Carolina (Return On Investment: -$98,800)
Potential college students who are looking to study at a picturesque college campus located in a small town might find St. Andrew’s University (called St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College before) appealing. Its campus has a beautiful lake right down in the middle and it also has a pond, if that’s what you are into. Even with their idyllic campus, however, the St. Andrews Knights don’t always leave their students battle-ready for the post-graduate world. Students spend $167,000 on a four-year college education but alumni get approximately -$98,800 as a return for their investment after 20 years. That just isn’t a pretty picture.
St. Andrew’s University – Laurinburg, North Carolina (Return On Investment: -$98,800)
Benedict College – Columbia, South Carolina (Return On Investment: -$105,600)
Unlike many other schools on the list, Benedict College sits in a large city and its student population is pretty sizable, with roughly 2,247 calling themselves the Benedict College Tigers. Unlike many HBCUs, Benedict College used to be a teachers’ college, though it is getting quite a bad grade these days in terms of the success of its alumni. PayScale found that the graduation rate at Benedict College is only 22% and the $124,000 in four-year college tuition leaves graduates with roughly a -$105,600 return on investment after 20 years. It sounds like the former teachers’ college would get a grade of a C- at best.
Benedict College – Columbia, South Carolina (Return On Investment: -$105,600)
