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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (6% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 86% of faculty are full-time. Spends $19,397 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

9,286 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 27% of graduates; 125 programs in 27 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.3% 586
    Graduates in this field earn $64,018 4 years out
  2. Advertising 09.09036.0% 553
    Graduates in this field earn $69,300 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01015.4% 502
    Graduates in this field earn $56,040 4 years out
  4. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.01015.1% 472
    Graduates in this field earn $116,905 4 years out
  5. Finance, General 52.08014.2% 390
    Graduates in this field earn $102,017 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 1.2% → 5.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (519 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

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General$116,905 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $86,192

    4 years after completion$116,905
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $95,734 · Non-Pell: $91,904(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,500 · 662 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Engineering$104,627 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $83,934

    4 years after completion$104,627
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $91,172 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Engineering, General$102,301 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,058

    4 years after completion$102,301
    National median: $89,359Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $80,714 · Non-Pell: $82,949(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,250 · 186 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Chemical Engineering$102,223 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,023

    4 years after completion$102,223
    National median: $98,158Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $87,228 · Non-Pell: $87,908(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,314 · 206 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,103

    4 years after completion$102,017
    National median: $83,343Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $73,925 · Non-Pell: $81,796(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,500 · 711 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.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 16.7 to 1 in its Common Data Set (45,971 students, 2,747 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty86%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$122,284

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.

Instruction spending per student$19,397
$19,397
← Lessmore than 88% of 557More →
Endowment per student$104,916
$104,916
← Lessmore than 96% of 537More →

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;Michigan State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)