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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Mechanical Engineering (19% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 78% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,750 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

650 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 50% of graduates; 33 programs in 15 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Mechanical Engineering 14.190119% 125
    Graduates in this field earn $90,286 4 years out
  2. Civil Engineering, General 14.08019.5% 62
    Graduates in this field earn $82,387 4 years out
  3. Engineering/Industrial Management 15.15019.1% 59
    Graduates in this field earn $88,793 4 years out
  4. Chemical Engineering 14.07016.2% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $93,614 4 years out
  5. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.02016.0% 39
    Graduates in this field earn $91,066 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 3.0% → 5.4% of graduates since 2014–15 (35 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 Engineering$107,790 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $80,942

    4 years after completion$107,790
    National median: $109,015About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $95,559(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$103,132 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,744

    4 years after completion$103,132
    National median: $107,009About typical

    Median federal debt: $25,615 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,750 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,940

    4 years after completion$97,750
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $86,622 · Non-Pell: $87,008(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,094 · 68 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Chemical Engineering$93,614 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,887

    4 years after completion$93,614
    National median: $98,158Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $86,452 · Non-Pell: $90,185(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 97 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$93,152 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $65,887

    4 years after completion$93,152
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,858 · Non-Pell: $77,861(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,250 · 45 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 college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% 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 faculty78%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$103,472

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 private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$16,750
$16,750
← Lessmore than 79% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$63,925
$63,925
← Lessmore than 66% of 1,065More →

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)