Northfield, Minnesota · Private Non-Profit
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Carleton College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 68 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~68
- Schools with reported signal
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 20.4%
- Graduation rate
- 89.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $25,407/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $101,628
- Median debt
- $16,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $75,525/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 461 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,546 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($14,378 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 69% 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.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.4% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,576 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,818 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.3% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences accounts for 3.2% of reported programs at Carleton College, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 5.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 68 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Carleton College's average net price is $25,407 per year, about $101,628 over four years. That is $7,546 above the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $75,525 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $14,378 above the $61,147 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 Carleton College #317 of 461 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.