Louisville, Kentucky · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Spalding University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 7.3% reported program-share signal, $25,491 school-wide net price, and $49,438 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 43 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.3% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~43
- Schools with reported signal
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 99.5%
- Graduation rate
- 51.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $25,491/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $101,964
- Median debt
- $25,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,438/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (7.3%), school-wide average net price ($25,491), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($49,438), and peer averages from 589 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 589 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 6.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,837 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,506 below). Together, those evidence points place Spalding University in the top 87% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies accounts for 7.3% of reported programs at Spalding University, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 6.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 43 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Spalding University's average net price is $25,491 per year, about $101,964 over four years. That is $4,837 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,438 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,506 below the $57,944 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Spalding University #514 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.