Waterville, Maine · Private Non-Profit
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Colby College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.1% reported program-share signal, $17,180 school-wide net price, and $80,490 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 26 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~26
- Schools with reported signal
- 284
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.1%
- Graduation rate
- 88.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,180/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $68,720
- Median debt
- $19,157
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $80,490/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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 (1.1%), school-wide average net price ($17,180), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($80,490), and peer averages from 284 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 284 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,528 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($18,618 above). Together, those evidence points place Colby College in the top 15% 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.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 2.4% reported share · $6,128 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ 
Norco College Norco, CA · 0.3% reported share · $5,169 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · 1.0% reported share · $6,100 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 1.7% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Colby College, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 26 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Colby College's average net price is $17,180 per year, about $68,720 over four years. That is $3,528 below the $20,708 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $80,490 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $18,618 above the $61,872 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 Colby College #43 of 284 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.