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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (16% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 42% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,018 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

5,044 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 43% of graduates; 55 programs in 26 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020116% 819
    Graduates in this field earn $62,716 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01018.5% 431
  3. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01047.1% 357
    Graduates in this field earn $54,695 4 years out
  4. Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13.12106.1% 310
    Graduates in this field earn $50,444 4 years out
  5. Sociology, General 45.11014.9% 248
    Graduates in this field earn $50,249 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Education, 3.8% → 6.2% of graduates since 2014–15 (310 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

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,182 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $98,811

    4 years after completion$116,182
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $104,667 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $12,500 · 305 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,014 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $63,981

    4 years after completion$96,014
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $90,713 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,500 · 103 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Civil Engineering$94,760 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,178

    4 years after completion$94,760
    National median: $86,517Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,761 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,500 · 136 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mechanical Engineering$93,028 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,405

    4 years after completion$93,028
    National median: $92,135About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $77,997 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $12,500 · 256 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer Science$87,525 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $44,530

    4 years after completion$87,525
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $70,437 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,429 · 319 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.

Students per faculty member vs. every college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty42%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$113,935

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.

Instruction spending per student$9,018
$9,018
← Lessmore than 31% of 557More →
Endowment per student$2,933
$2,933
← Lessmore than 9% of 537More →

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)