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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (16% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 72% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,227 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,561 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 95 programs in 26 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380116% 418
    Graduates in this field earn $82,429 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.6% 168
    Graduates in this field earn $70,486 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01015.4% 138
    Graduates in this field earn $52,859 4 years out
  4. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14015.0% 127
    Graduates in this field earn $68,772 4 years out
  5. Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General 49.01014.9% 126
    Graduates in this field earn $103,858 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 15% → 23% of graduates since 2014–15 (581 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. Air Transportation$103,858 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $45,193

    4 years after completion$103,858
    National median: $85,825Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $67,794 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,500 · 180 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Construction Management$102,090 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,682

    4 years after completion$102,090
    National median: $95,124Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $72,997 · Non-Pell: $81,082(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,675 · 116 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General$95,398 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,742

    4 years after completion$95,398
    National median: $92,374About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $84,175 · Non-Pell: $85,691(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,290 · 171 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$85,655 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,676

    4 years after completion$85,655
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    Median federal debt: $24,896 · 40 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Mechanical Engineering$85,286 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,919

    4 years after completion$85,286
    National median: $92,135Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $80,245 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,562 · 81 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 college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% of 1,892More students per faculty →

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

Full-time faculty72%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$101,314

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$9,227
$9,227
← Lessmore than 34% of 557More →
Endowment per student$6,251
$6,251
← Lessmore than 24% 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;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)