Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Aviation/Airway Management and Operations (6% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 79% of faculty are full-time. Spends $18,042 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,976 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 22% of graduates; 91 programs in 29 fields awarded at least one.
- Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 49.01046.2% 122Graduates in this field earn $81,394 4 years out
- Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician 15.08034.0% 79Graduates in this field earn $79,299 4 years out
- Criminology 45.04013.9% 78Graduates in this field earn $52,916 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38013.7% 74
- Psychology, General 42.01013.7% 73Graduates in this field earn $48,728 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 8.4% → 13% of graduates since 2014–15 (252 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
Fire Protection$108,135 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $104,017
4 years after completion$108,135National median: $86,436Above typicalMedian federal debt: $15,000 · 72 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Science$91,299 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $70,053
4 years after completion$91,299National median: $107,009Below typical4 years out, Pell: $84,305 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$87,442 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $73,283
4 years after completion$87,442National median: $80,890Above typical4 years out, Pell: $61,841 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,000 · 121 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$86,238 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $69,454
4 years after completion$86,238National median: $92,135Below typical4 years out, Pell: $85,278 · Non-Pell: $79,803(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,500 · 90 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$85,056 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$85,056National median: $109,015Below typicalMedian federal debt: $23,935 · 34 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.
$76,588
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)
