Fort Collins, Colorado · Public
Soil Sciences at Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $21,279 school-wide net price and $60,543 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 31
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.5%
- Graduation rate
- 66.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,279/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $85,116
- Median debt
- $20,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $60,543/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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 (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($21,279), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($60,543), and peer averages from 31 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. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 31 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is above the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,150 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($1,646 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Colorado State University-Fort Collins in the top 87% 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.
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.1% of reported awards · $14,600 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,936 net A 
Brigham Young University Provo, UT · 0.3% of reported awards · $15,564 net A 
Washington State University Pullman, WA · 0.1% of reported awards · $14,971 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.0% of reported awards · $17,354 net B University of Wyoming Laramie, WY · 0.0% of reported awards · $13,599 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Soil Sciences accounts for 0.3% of the awards or completions reported for Colorado State University-Fort Collins. That award concentration is higher than at 77% of schools in this field set and is above 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 State University-Fort Collins's average net price is $21,279 per year, about $85,116 over four years. That is $4,150 above the $17,129 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $60,543 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,646 below 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Colorado State University-Fort Collins #27 of 31 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.