Carlisle, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Public Policy Analysis at Dickinson College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $37,607 school-wide net price, and $70,204 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 10 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
- ~10
- Schools with reported signal
- 199
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($37,607), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($70,204), and peer averages from 199 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. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 199 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,224 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,024 above). Together, those evidence points place Dickinson College in the top 93% 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 · 8.8% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.4% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.3% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% reported share · $9,288 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Policy Analysis accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Dickinson College, which is bigger than 59% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 10 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 $15,224 above the $22,383 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 $1,024 above the $69,180 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 #186 of 199 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.