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Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Hobart William Smith Colleges
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 2.4% reported program-share signal, $31,563 school-wide net price, and $68,831 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 42 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~42
- Schools with reported signal
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 64%
- Graduation rate
- 77.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $31,563/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $126,252
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $68,831/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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 (2.4%), school-wide average net price ($31,563), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($68,831), and peer averages from 461 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 461 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 3.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($13,702 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,684 above). Together, those evidence points place Hobart William Smith Colleges in the top 91% 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.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.4% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,576 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,818 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.3% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences accounts for 2.4% of reported programs at Hobart William Smith Colleges, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 3.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 42 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Hobart William Smith Colleges's average net price is $31,563 per year, about $126,252 over four years. That is $13,702 above the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $68,831 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,684 above the $61,147 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 Hobart William Smith Colleges #421 of 461 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.