Frederick, Maryland · Private Non-Profit
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Hood 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 15 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~15
- Schools with reported signal
- 284
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 77.8%
- Graduation rate
- 56.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,873/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $83,492
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,089/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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 284 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($165 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,783 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 64% 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 · 2.4% reported share · $6,128 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ 
Norco College Norco, CA · 0.3% reported share · $5,169 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · 1.0% reported share · $6,100 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 1.7% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Hood College, which is bigger than 80% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 15 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Hood College's average net price is $20,873 per year, about $83,492 over four years. That is $165 above the $20,708 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,089 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,783 below the $61,872 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 Hood College #182 of 284 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.