Manhattan, Kansas · Public
Natural Sciences at Kansas 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 168 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~168
- Schools with reported signal
- 98
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 81.7%
- Graduation rate
- 71.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,406/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $77,624
- Median debt
- $21,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,262/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 98 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,473 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,739 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 60% 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.
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 1.5% reported share · $3,085 net A+ 
Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD · 1.8% reported share · $1,895 net A+ 
Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS · 9.7% reported share · $3,134 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.1% reported share · $5,652 net A+ 
Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI · 6.3% reported share · $5,202 net A+ 
Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI · 2.9% reported share · $5,137 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Natural Sciences accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Kansas State University, which is bigger than 63% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 168 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Kansas State University's average net price is $19,406 per year, about $77,624 over four years. That is $1,473 above the $17,933 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,262 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,739 above the $54,523 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 Kansas State University #59 of 98 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.