Fort Collins, Colorado · Public
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology at Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 286 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
- ~286
- Schools with reported signal
- 157
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.5%
- Graduation rate
- 66.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,279/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $85,116
- Median debt
- $20,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $60,543/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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 157 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,103 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,950 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 73% 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.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.4% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.0% reported share · $6,376 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.1% reported share · $5,552 net A+ 
Fullerton College Fullerton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $6,134 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.4% reported share · $13,481 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 286 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Colorado State University-Fort Collins's average net price is $21,279 per year, about $85,116 over four years. That is $2,103 above the $19,176 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $60,543 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,950 below the $65,493 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 Colorado State University-Fort Collins #114 of 157 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.