West Lafayette, Indiana · Public
Soil Sciences at Purdue University-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~58
- Schools with reported signal
- 31
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 49.9%
- Graduation rate
- 83.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,600/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $58,400
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $72,424/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 31 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 lower than the peer average ($2,529 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($10,235 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 10% 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.
Brigham Young University Provo, UT · 0.3% reported share · $15,564 net A 
Washington State University Pullman, WA · 0.1% reported share · $14,971 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.0% reported share · $17,354 net B University of Wyoming Laramie, WY · 0.0% reported share · $13,599 net B 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · 0.1% reported share · $16,778 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Soil Sciences accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Purdue University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 45% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Purdue University-Main Campus's average net price is $14,600 per year, about $58,400 over four years. That is $2,529 below the $17,129 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $72,424 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,235 above the $62,189 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 Purdue University-Main Campus #3 of 31 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.