Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is General Studies (14% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 71% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,241 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
2,169 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 51 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.
- General Studies 24.010214% 310Graduates in this field earn $45,010 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380113% 279Graduates in this field earn $91,270 4 years out
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 13.13146.3% 136Graduates in this field earn $53,265 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01015.9% 128Graduates in this field earn $44,574 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02015.9% 127Graduates in this field earn $53,473 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Liberal arts and general studies, 10% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (310 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
Petroleum Engineering$102,594 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $49,781
4 years after completion$102,594National median: $104,823About typical4 years out, Pell: $97,467 · 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 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$102,119 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $63,886
4 years after completion$102,119National median: $98,158Above typical4 years out, Pell: $83,532 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,927 · 79 graduates, two most recent years combined
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,270 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $80,416
4 years after completion$91,270National median: $88,910About typical4 years out, Pell: $77,914 · Non-Pell: $69,954(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $15,494 · 709 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$91,187 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $63,812
4 years after completion$91,187National median: $92,135About typical4 years out, Pell: $77,351 · Non-Pell: $86,973(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,175 · 181 graduates, two most recent years combined
Civil Engineering$86,128 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $69,177
4 years after completion$86,128National median: $86,517About typical4 years out, Pell: $67,590 · 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 · 62 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.
$80,199
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)