Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (13% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 72% of faculty are full-time. Spends $23,374 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
280 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 44% of graduates; 27 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010113% 37Graduates in this field earn $58,580 4 years out
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05058.6% 24Graduates in this field earn $43,603 4 years out
- Criminal Justice/Police Science 43.01078.6% 24Graduates in this field earn $52,398 4 years out
- Agriculture, General 01.00007.1% 20
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 19.01016.1% 17Graduates in this field earn $43,492 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Biology, 11% → 15% of graduates since 2014–15 (41 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 and Information Sciences, General$89,918 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $38,293
4 years after completion$89,918National median: $92,374About typical4 years out, Pell: $70,744 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $31,000 · 25 graduates, two most recent years combined
Accounting and Related Services$78,413 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$78,413National median: $76,194About typicalMedian federal debt: $24,750 · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$77,899 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$77,899National median: $81,678Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 20 graduates, two most recent years combined
Engineering, General$73,839 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $73,839
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: $16,994 · 23 graduates, two most recent years combined
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,630 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,809
4 years after completion$72,630National median: $76,549Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 16 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.
$96,952
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)