Ithaca, New York · Private Non-Profit
Sustainability Studies at Cornell University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 85 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~85
- Schools with reported signal
- 203
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 8.8%
- Graduation rate
- 95.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,690/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $114,760
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $104,043/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.
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Value among peer schools
Compared with 203 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,444 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($40,935 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 35% 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 · 0.2% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.4% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · 0.1% reported share · $3,968 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.5% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL · 0.3% reported share · $3,957 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.7% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Sustainability Studies accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Cornell University, which is bigger than 69% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 85 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Cornell University's average net price is $28,690 per year, about $114,760 over four years. That is $7,444 above the $21,246 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $104,043 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $40,935 above the $63,108 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 Cornell University #72 of 203 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.