Saratoga Springs, New York · Public
Physical Sciences, Other at Empire State 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 452 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~452
- Schools with reported signal
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 41.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,676/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $46,704
- Median debt
- $18,730
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,080/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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 29 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 10.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,351 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,962 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 17% 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.
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · 0.8% reported share · $18,809 net A 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · 0.2% reported share · $10,965 net A 
Wayne State University Detroit, MI · 0.1% reported share · $12,766 net B 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.1% reported share · $16,200 net B North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · 0.2% reported share · $10,846 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Physical Sciences, Other accounts for 6% of reported programs at Empire State University, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 10.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 452 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Empire State University's average net price is $11,676 per year, about $46,704 over four years. That is $8,351 below the $20,027 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,080 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,962 below the $64,042 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 Empire State University #5 of 29 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.