Oswego, New York · Public
Zoology/Animal Biology at State University of New York at Oswego
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 140 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.6% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~140
- Schools with reported signal
- 99
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 80.6%
- Graduation rate
- 60.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,236/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $64,944
- Median debt
- $20,880
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,566/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 1.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,183 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,594 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 38% 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 2.6% of reported programs at State University of New York at Oswego, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 1.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 140 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
State University of New York at Oswego's average net price is $16,236 per year, about $64,944 over four years. That is $3,183 below the $19,419 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,566 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,594 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 State University of New York at Oswego #38 of 99 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.