Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (6% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 87% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,067 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
6,090 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 28% of graduates; 106 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.5% 394Graduates in this field earn $80,323 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08016.0% 366Graduates in this field earn $84,352 4 years out
- Biomedical Sciences, General 26.01025.9% 357Graduates in this field earn $83,053 4 years out
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14015.8% 355Graduates in this field earn $74,702 4 years out
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.09083.8% 231Graduates in this field earn $52,063 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Business, 20% → 27% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,674 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Computer Engineering$110,927 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $80,067
4 years after completion$110,927National median: $109,015About typical4 years out, Pell: $86,384 · Non-Pell: $101,202(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,000 · 201 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$106,726 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $82,217
4 years after completion$106,726National median: $98,158Above typical4 years out, Pell: $89,746 · Non-Pell: $91,443(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,604 · 169 graduates, two most recent years combined
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,607
4 years after completion$102,756National median: $98,207Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $86,922(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,417 · 172 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $78,680
4 years after completion$99,799National median: $100,647About typical4 years out, Pell: $83,128 · Non-Pell: $86,440(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,500 · 141 graduates, two most recent years combined
Industrial Engineering$99,441 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $71,063
4 years after completion$99,441National median: $98,442About typical4 years out, Pell: $83,664 · Non-Pell: $85,993(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,250 · 182 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$110,439
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
