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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Civil Engineering, General (11% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 48% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,204 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

821 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 39% of graduates; 44 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Civil Engineering, General 14.080111% 90
    Graduates in this field earn $95,877 4 years out
  2. Mechanical Engineering 14.19017.6% 62
    Graduates in this field earn $92,802 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01017.3% 60
    Graduates in this field earn $64,684 4 years out
  4. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01017.1% 58
    Graduates in this field earn $74,471 4 years out
  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.01016.2% 51
    Graduates in this field earn $89,305 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Parks, recreation, and kinesiology, 0.0% → 4.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (37 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. Business Administration, Management and Operations$113,777 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $113,777

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    Median federal debt: $26,500 · 80 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,884 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,961

    4 years after completion$100,884
    National median: $100,647About typical

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Finance and Financial Management Services$100,376 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,972

    4 years after completion$100,376
    National median: $83,343Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,753 · Non-Pell: $78,981(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,323 · 97 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Chemical Engineering$96,134 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,333

    4 years after completion$96,134
    National median: $98,158About typical

    Median federal debt: $26,026 · 46 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Civil Engineering$95,877 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,290

    4 years after completion$95,877
    National median: $86,517Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $92,916 · Non-Pell: $89,709(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 199 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 college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% 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 faculty48%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$114,797

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$16,204
$16,204
← Lessmore than 78% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$49,206
$49,206
← Lessmore than 59% 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)