Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Elementary Education and Teaching (10% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 64% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,179 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
2,291 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 31% of graduates; 86 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.
- Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12029.8% 224Graduates in this field earn $47,389 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.6% 151Graduates in this field earn $75,784 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.2% 141Graduates in this field earn $63,852 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01015.0% 114Graduates in this field earn $42,690 4 years out
- General Studies 24.01023.8% 87Graduates in this field earn $43,452 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 0.0% → 5.1% of graduates since 2014–15 (117 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
Computer Science$97,335 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $64,699
4 years after completion$97,335National median: $107,009Below typicalMedian federal debt: $21,875 · 138 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,738 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $77,435
4 years after completion$94,738National median: $100,647Below typical4 years out, Pell: $81,729 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,738
Mechanical Engineering$89,074 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,018
4 years after completion$89,074National median: $92,135About typical4 years out, Pell: $76,769 · Non-Pell: $84,992(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,710 · 155 graduates, two most recent years combined
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$83,057 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $61,526
4 years after completion$83,057National median: $98,207Below typical4 years out, Pell: $80,091 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,500 · 121 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer and Information Sciences, General$81,265 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $64,287
4 years after completion$81,265National median: $92,374Below typicalMedian federal debt: $13,684 · 55 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.
$83,361
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)
