Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other (23% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 75% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,164 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
395 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 65% of graduates; 14 programs in 10 fields awarded at least one.
- Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 01.999923% 89Graduates in this field earn $54,179 4 years out
- Agricultural Business and Management, General 01.010114% 54
- Business/Commerce, General 52.010110% 41Graduates in this field earn $48,677 4 years out
- Agricultural Teacher Education 13.13019.9% 39
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.6% 34Graduates in this field earn $46,194 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Education, 0.0% → 9.9% 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,328 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $76,557
4 years after completion$98,328National median: $88,910Above typicalMedian federal debt: $12,941 · 98 graduates, two most recent years combined
Forestry$57,678 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $40,065
4 years after completion$57,678National median: $58,784About typical4 years out, Pell: $43,595 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,065 · 61 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business/Managerial Economics$56,001 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$56,001National median: $77,981Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other$54,179 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $42,107
4 years after completion$54,179National median: $65,543Below typical4 years out, Pell: $49,217 · Non-Pell: $57,353(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,215 · 160 graduates, two most recent years combined
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$52,757 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $44,751
4 years after completion$52,757National median: $58,494Below typicalMedian federal debt: $20,500 · 41 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.
$68,195
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)
