Paul Smiths, New York · Private Non-Profit
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~16
- Schools with reported signal
- 284
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 76.5%
- Graduation rate
- 50.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $26,683/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $106,732
- Median debt
- $22,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $46,145/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
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 2.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,975 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,727 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 95% 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 2.8% of reported programs at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science's average net price is $26,683 per year, about $106,732 over four years. That is $5,975 above the $20,708 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $46,145 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,727 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 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science #269 of 284 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.