Colorado Springs, Colorado · Private Non-Profit
Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Colorado College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 8% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $33,375 school-wide net price and $65,222 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
8% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 8.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 872
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 18.5%
- Graduation rate
- 87.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $33,375/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $133,500
- Median debt
- $18,257
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $65,222/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (8%), school-wide average net price ($33,375), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($65,222), and peer averages from 872 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 872 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.6x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($13,812 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,804 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Colorado College in the top 90% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $1,947 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.5% of reported awards · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.0% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Natural Resources Conservation and Research accounts for 8% of the awards or completions reported for Colorado College. That award concentration is higher than at 99% of schools in this field set and is 5.6x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Colorado College's average net price is $33,375 per year, about $133,500 over four years. That is $13,812 above the $19,563 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $65,222 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,804 above the $57,418 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Colorado College #789 of 872 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.