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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia (7% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 86% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,881 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

4,249 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 32% of graduates; 80 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 09.07027.1% 303
    Graduates in this field earn $69,082 4 years out
  2. Business/Commerce, General 52.01016.8% 290
  3. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.7% 283
    Graduates in this field earn $87,701 4 years out
  4. Accounting 52.03016.4% 271
    Graduates in this field earn $85,482 4 years out
  5. Finance, General 52.08015.4% 230
    Graduates in this field earn $80,488 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 23% → 29% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,245 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. Chemical Engineering$107,548 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $76,685

    4 years after completion$107,548
    National median: $98,158Above typical

    Median federal debt: $22,288 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mechanical Engineering$93,311 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,038

    4 years after completion$93,311
    National median: $92,135About typical

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 132 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General$87,958 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,082

    4 years after completion$87,958
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    Median federal debt: $18,125 · 103 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,701 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,353

    4 years after completion$87,701
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $65,120 · Non-Pell: $67,862(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,581 · 609 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$85,482 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,123

    4 years after completion$85,482
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $52,146 · Non-Pell: $76,343(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,704 · 481 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 college18 to 1
18 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 83% 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 faculty86%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$92,104

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$15,881
$15,881
← Lessmore than 80% of 557More →
Endowment per student$38,207
$38,207
← Lessmore than 84% 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)