Carlisle, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education at Dickinson College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 3.9% 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 88 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~88
- Schools with reported signal
- 59
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 (3.9%), school-wide average net price ($37,607), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($70,204), and peer averages from 59 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 59 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 6.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($16,689 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($6,318 above). Together, those evidence points place Dickinson College in the 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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · 0.1% reported share · $11,297 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.0% reported share · $13,936 net A Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $21,590 net A University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · 2.7% reported share · $14,304 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education accounts for 3.9% of reported programs at Dickinson College, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 6.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 88 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 $16,689 above the $20,918 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 $6,318 above the $63,886 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 #56 of 59 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.