Farmingdale, New York · Public
Science, Technology and Society at Farmingdale State 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 1,218 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
12.8% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 12.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~1,218
- Schools with reported signal
- 51
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.3%
- Graduation rate
- 52.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,867/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $43,468
- Median debt
- $14,718
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,781/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 51 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 16.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($12,056 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,352 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 8% 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.
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+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.3% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA · 0.9% reported share · $12,319 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% reported share · $13,138 net A 
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · 0.1% reported share · $11,531 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% reported share · $14,860 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.5% reported share · $15,846 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Science, Technology and Society accounts for 12.8% of reported programs at Farmingdale State College, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 16.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 1,218 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Farmingdale State College's average net price is $10,867 per year, about $43,468 over four years. That is $12,056 below the $22,923 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,781 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,352 below the $78,133 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 Farmingdale State College #4 of 51 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.