Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (13% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 79% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,520 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
3,842 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 40% of graduates; 65 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010113% 501Graduates in this field earn $66,816 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01019.9% 382Graduates in this field earn $67,249 4 years out
- Economics, General 45.06016.1% 233Graduates in this field earn $81,040 4 years out
- Neuroscience 26.15015.8% 221Graduates in this field earn $77,478 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38015.6% 216Graduates in this field earn $108,691 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Biology, 14% → 21% of graduates since 2014–15 (804 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 Science$126,183 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $82,329
4 years after completion$126,183National median: $107,009Above typical4 years out, Pell: $129,295 · Non-Pell: $109,829(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,000 · 232 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$117,721 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $86,938
4 years after completion$117,721National median: $109,015Above typical4 years out, Pell: $97,580 · Non-Pell: $98,132(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,000 · 107 graduates, two most recent years combined
Finance and Financial Management Services$115,013 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $73,598
4 years after completion$115,013National median: $83,343Above typical4 years out, Pell: $92,084 · Non-Pell: $98,235(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $15,363 · 259 graduates, two most recent years combined
Management Information Systems and Services$109,721 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $81,708
4 years after completion$109,721National median: $83,290Above typical4 years out, Pell: $101,783 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $16,808 · 147 graduates, two most recent years combined
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,691 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $86,404
4 years after completion$108,691National median: $88,910Above typical4 years out, Pell: $92,468 · Non-Pell: $80,958(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $13,045 · 359 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.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$99,601
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)
