New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Columbia University in the City of New York
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.9% reported program-share signal, $21,590 school-wide net price, and $102,491 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 166 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~166
- Schools with reported signal
- 284
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4%
- Graduation rate
- 96.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,590/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,360
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,491/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 (1.9%), school-wide average net price ($21,590), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($102,491), 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 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($882 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($40,619 above). Together, those evidence points place Columbia University in the City of New York in the top 14% 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 1.9% of reported programs at Columbia University in the City of New York, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 166 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia University in the City of New York's average net price is $21,590 per year, about $86,360 over four years. That is $882 above the $20,708 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,491 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $40,619 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 Columbia University in the City of New York #39 of 284 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.