San Marcos, Texas · Public
Zoology/Animal Biology at Texas State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 177 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~177
- Schools with reported signal
- 99
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.3%
- Graduation rate
- 55.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,805/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $67,220
- Median debt
- $21,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $56,906/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.
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 99 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 ($2,614 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,254 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 44% 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 0.5% of reported programs at Texas State University, which is bigger than 49% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 177 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Texas State University's average net price is $16,805 per year, about $67,220 over four years. That is $2,614 below the $19,419 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $56,906 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,254 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 Texas State University #44 of 99 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.