Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Psychology, General (6% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 78% of faculty are full-time. Spends $22,979 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
4,308 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 25% of graduates; 95 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.
- Psychology, General 42.01016.4% 276Graduates in this field earn $55,329 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08014.8% 208Graduates in this field earn $86,453 4 years out
- Journalism 09.04014.8% 206Graduates in this field earn $62,394 4 years out
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14014.5% 192Graduates in this field earn $70,404 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38014.3% 185Graduates in this field earn $78,601 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Business, 16% → 21% of graduates since 2014–15 (915 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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$125,384 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$125,384National median: $116,539Above typicalMedian federal debt: $15,000 · 241 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$113,339 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$113,339National median: $109,015Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 22 graduates, two most recent years combined
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$107,635 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $62,993
4 years after completion$107,635National median: $86,176Above typicalMedian federal debt: $23,250 · 212 graduates, two most recent years combined
Petroleum Engineering$97,527 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $42,865
4 years after completion$97,527National median: $104,823Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 18 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$93,391 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $63,870
4 years after completion$93,391National median: $98,158Below typicalMedian federal debt: $20,500 · 140 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.
$103,164
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)