Carlisle, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Area Studies at Dickinson 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 112 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~112
- Schools with reported signal
- 387
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 42.1%
- Graduation rate
- 79.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $37,607/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $150,428
- Median debt
- $19,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $70,204/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
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 387 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 8.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($16,014 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,754 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 95% 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.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.0% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.4% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Area Studies accounts for 4.9% of reported programs at Dickinson College, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 8.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 112 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Dickinson College's average net price is $37,607 per year, about $150,428 over four years. That is $16,014 above the $21,593 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $70,204 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,754 above the $65,450 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 Dickinson College #366 of 387 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.