Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (8% of graduates). 25 students for every faculty member, more than at 97% of colleges. 84% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,399 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
4,037 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 68 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38018.3% 336Graduates in this field earn $79,988 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01016.5% 263Graduates in this field earn $48,180 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02015.5% 223Graduates in this field earn $74,726 4 years out
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14015.0% 201Graduates in this field earn $69,425 4 years out
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05054.9% 198Graduates in this field earn $55,330 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 5.9% → 17% of graduates since 2014–15 (681 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
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,844 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $67,235
4 years after completion$95,844National median: $93,843About typical4 years out, Pell: $85,197 · Non-Pell: $87,718(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,225 · 225 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,467 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $75,859
4 years after completion$95,467National median: $100,647Below typical4 years out, Pell: $78,447 · Non-Pell: $80,895(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,375 · 114 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer and Information Sciences, General$92,026 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $63,616
4 years after completion$92,026National median: $92,374About typical4 years out, Pell: $77,502 · Non-Pell: $92,582(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,125 · 178 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$87,731 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,462
4 years after completion$87,731National median: $92,135Below typical4 years out, Pell: $76,071 · Non-Pell: $75,642(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,125 · 308 graduates, two most recent years combined
Manufacturing Engineering$83,438 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $83,438
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 37 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.
$84,006
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)
