Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (39% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 36% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,012 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
2,706 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 76% of graduates; 29 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 43.010339% 1,049Graduates in this field earn $59,343 4 years out
- Forensic Psychology 42.281217% 459Graduates in this field earn $55,595 4 years out
- Criminology 45.04018.3% 224Graduates in this field earn $57,396 4 years out
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 11.10037.5% 203Graduates in this field earn $96,069 4 years out
- Legal Studies 22.00004.5% 122Graduates in this field earn $57,073 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 1.4% → 7.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (204 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/Information Technology Administration and Management$96,069 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $49,580
4 years after completion$96,069National median: $85,063Above typical4 years out, Pell: $64,617 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $13,625 · 399 graduates, two most recent years combined
Philosophy$78,041 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $30,851
4 years after completion$78,041National median: $54,455Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$77,144 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $34,619
4 years after completion$77,144National median: $66,697Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 68 graduates, two most recent years combined
Fire Protection$72,228 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $48,121
4 years after completion$72,228National median: $86,436Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 70 graduates, two most recent years combined
Physical Sciences, General$68,781 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $41,587
4 years after completion$68,781National median: $68,944About typicalMedian federal debt: $9,843
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.
$109,524
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)