Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (29% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 50% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,349 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
236 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 71% of graduates; 19 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.
- Business/Commerce, General 52.010129% 68Graduates in this field earn $51,111 4 years out
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.050514% 32Graduates in this field earn $44,701 4 years out
- Sociology, General 45.110112% 29
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01018.9% 21Graduates in this field earn $41,809 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38017.2% 17Graduates in this field earn $78,402 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Parks, recreation, and kinesiology, 8.6% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (32 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,402 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $70,926
4 years after completion$78,402National median: $88,910Below typical4 years out, Pell: $66,159 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,950 · 28 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$56,467 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$56,467National median: $57,214About typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business/Commerce, General$51,111 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $40,181
4 years after completion$51,111National median: $68,407Below typical4 years out, Pell: $43,976 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,500 · 198 graduates, two most recent years combined
Sociology$46,948 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $46,948
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: $25,750 · 52 graduates, two most recent years combined
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$44,701 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $30,045
4 years after completion$44,701National median: $54,562Below typicalMedian federal debt: $17,125 · 61 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.
$64,107
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)