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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General (38% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 88% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,657 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,644 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 77% of graduates; 23 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General 49.010138% 624
    Graduates in this field earn $90,495 4 years out
  2. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.020124% 401
    Graduates in this field earn $95,552 4 years out
  3. Mechanical Engineering 14.19016.6% 108
    Graduates in this field earn $96,331 4 years out
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 52.02995.3% 87
    Graduates in this field earn $83,749 4 years out
  5. Homeland Security 43.03013.2% 52
    Graduates in this field earn $71,014 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 0.2% → 2.4% of graduates since 2014–15 (39 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. Computer Engineering$105,527 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,276

    4 years after completion$105,527
    National median: $109,015About typical

    Median federal debt: $26,293 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,450 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,016

    4 years after completion$99,450
    National median: $100,647About typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 33 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Security Science and Technology$98,996 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,259

    4 years after completion$98,996
    National median: $57,805Above typical

    Median federal debt: $19,500

  4. Mechanical Engineering$96,331 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,433

    4 years after completion$96,331
    National median: $92,135Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,492 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,196 · 164 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$95,552 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,483

    4 years after completion$95,552
    National median: $98,207About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $86,194 · Non-Pell: $88,454(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,312 · 546 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 college18 to 1
18 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 83% 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 faculty88%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$98,806

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 private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$14,657
$14,657
← Lessmore than 72% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$26,004
$26,004
← Lessmore than 41% of 1,065More →

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)