Paul Smiths, New York · Private Non-Profit
Forestry 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 117 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
20.1% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 20.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~117
- Schools with reported signal
- 87
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 87 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 14.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($12,329 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,058 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 100% ROI position within this field set.
See the national program hub →Comparable programs
Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,878 net A+ 
Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL · 2.4% reported share · $2,792 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.9% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA · 4.2% reported share · $4,783 net A+ 
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA · 0.8% reported share · $5,473 net A+ Gogebic Community College Ironwood, MI · 1.1% reported share · $5,397 net A+ 
Butte College Oroville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $5,520 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.5% reported share · $4,608 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Forestry accounts for 20.1% of reported programs at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 14.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 117 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 $12,329 above the $14,354 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 $7,058 below the $53,203 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 #87 of 87 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.