Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Mechanical Engineering (25% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 88% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,495 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
397 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 60% of graduates; 21 programs in 7 fields awarded at least one.
- Mechanical Engineering 14.190125% 98Graduates in this field earn $85,350 4 years out
- Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.010112% 47Graduates in this field earn $95,639 4 years out
- Civil Engineering, General 14.08019.8% 39Graduates in this field earn $80,613 4 years out
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.10017.8% 31Graduates in this field earn $94,201 4 years out
- Chemical Engineering 14.07015.8% 23Graduates in this field earn $90,845 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 7.2% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (47 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 and Information Sciences, General$95,639 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $78,193
4 years after completion$95,639National median: $92,374About typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,201 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $73,551
4 years after completion$94,201National median: $100,647Below typicalMedian federal debt: $22,020 · 61 graduates, two most recent years combined
Industrial Engineering$92,815 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $70,216
4 years after completion$92,815National median: $98,442Below typicalMedian federal debt: $25,000 · 57 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$90,845 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,785
4 years after completion$90,845National median: $98,158Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 68 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mining and Mineral Engineering$88,904 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $90,514
4 years after completion$88,904National median: $101,390Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,164 · 30 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.
$99,857
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)