
Reported completion outcomes warrant attention: IPEDS figures for 2024-25 list a 29% overall graduation rate, including a 24% four-year rate and a 29% six-year rate. The reported student retention rate is 36%.
Graduation-rate measures follow defined groups of entering students over time; they are not the share of all current students who will graduate. In particular, standard first-time, full-time graduation measures do not describe every transfer or part-time student, and the cohorts began before some of Unity's recent institutional changes. Earlier reported six-year rates were higher, so these figures should be read with their cohort years and definitions rather than turned into a forecast for an individual applicant. Students comparing programs can ask for completion and retention information specific to their degree and study format.
Federal College Scorecard program figures offer a limited look at earnings about one year after completion. Reported median earnings include $32,677 for environmental and natural-resources management and policy and $24,558 for wildlife and wildlands science and management.
Other reported one-year program medians are $21,178 for zoology and animal biology and $22,365 for ecology, evolution, systematics, and population biology. These are measures for graduates with earnings captured in the underlying federal data, not starting-salary offers or earnings guaranteed to every graduate. Program cohorts may be small, and the figures do not account for factors such as geography, further study, full-time versus part-time work, or differences in career goals. A student weighing cost against potential earnings should compare the exact degree, expected borrowing, and likely occupation rather than treat one-year earnings as a lifetime return.
Degrees
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
$22,365Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
$32,677Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
$24,558Zoology/Animal Biology
$21,178BACHELOR’S Degree
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Natural Resources and Conservation
Social Sciences
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Visual and Performing Arts
Health Professions and Related Programs
MASTER’S Degree
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields
Natural Resources and Conservation
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Social Sciences
Architecture and Related Services
Data last updated on November 5, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.