Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (18% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 36% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,226 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,718 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 35 programs in 15 fields awarded at least one.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 313Graduates in this field earn $61,497 4 years out
- Science, Technology and Society 30.150112% 207Graduates in this field earn $54,746 4 years out
- Forensic Science and Technology 43.04065.2% 89Graduates in this field earn $60,464 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38015.1% 87Graduates in this field earn $108,029 4 years out
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General 11.02014.8% 82Graduates in this field earn $71,665 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 5.9% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (189 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,029 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $103,508
4 years after completion$108,029National median: $88,910Above typical4 years out, Pell: $112,140 · Non-Pell: $111,539(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $16,289 · 178 graduates, two most recent years combined
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$104,169 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $95,766
4 years after completion$104,169National median: $75,975Above typical4 years out, Pell: $86,521 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,977 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$91,941 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $62,223
4 years after completion$91,941National median: $82,073Above typical4 years out, Pell: $80,265 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $14,000 · 112 graduates, two most recent years combined
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,913 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $69,942
4 years after completion$89,913National median: $93,843Below typical4 years out, Pell: $77,749 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $15,000 · 106 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$87,895 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $53,729
4 years after completion$87,895National median: $84,599About typical4 years out, Pell: $69,900 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $14,110 · 69 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.
The college also reports 19 to 1 in its Common Data Set (8,737 students, 469 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$84,316
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;Farmingdale State College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Farmingdale State College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)