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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (8% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 74% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,494 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,192 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 81 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38018.2% 180
    Graduates in this field earn $77,241 4 years out
  2. Mechanical Engineering 14.19015.9% 130
    Graduates in this field earn $90,717 4 years out
  3. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14015.7% 124
    Graduates in this field earn $67,040 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01014.9% 107
    Graduates in this field earn $48,957 4 years out
  5. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27994.8% 106

Fastest-growing field: Liberal arts and general studies, 0.8% → 5.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (121 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. Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$98,529 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,470

    4 years after completion$98,529
    National median: $84,304Above typical

    Median federal debt: $24,021 · 27 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,846 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $80,876

    4 years after completion$95,846
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $89,231 · Non-Pell: $88,157(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,250 · 107 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Chemical Engineering$94,065 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,750

    4 years after completion$94,065
    National median: $98,158Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,833 · Non-Pell: $88,986(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,750 · 101 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer Engineering$93,816 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,597

    4 years after completion$93,816
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $75,326 · Non-Pell: $84,436(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,744 · 172 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Mechanical Engineering$90,717 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,011

    4 years after completion$90,717
    National median: $92,135About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $84,552 · Non-Pell: $81,083(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,500 · 314 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 college18 to 1
18 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 83% 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 faculty74%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$91,983

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.

Instruction spending per student$15,494
$15,494
← Lessmore than 79% of 557More →
Endowment per student$27,682
$27,682
← Lessmore than 78% of 537More →

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)