Carbondale, Illinois · Public
Zoology/Animal Biology at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 121 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~121
- Schools with reported signal
- 99
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86.9%
- Graduation rate
- 62.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,297/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,188
- Median debt
- $21,543
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,390/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 99 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 lower than the peer average ($6,122 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,770 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 26% 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.
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · 0.8% reported share · $5,746 net A+ University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 1.1% reported share · $7,007 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.1% reported share · $5,552 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO · 0.2% reported share · $6,007 net A+ 
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · 0.0% reported share · $11,531 net A Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY · 0.5% reported share · $7,287 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Zoology/Animal Biology accounts for 1.4% of reported programs at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 121 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's average net price is $13,297 per year, about $53,188 over four years. That is $6,122 below the $19,419 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,390 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,770 below the $60,160 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale #26 of 99 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.