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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (35% of graduates). 23 students for every faculty member, more than at 96% of colleges. 65% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,448 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

7,519 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 50% of graduates; 70 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380135% 2,635
    Graduates in this field earn $99,393 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02014.3% 326
    Graduates in this field earn $62,978 4 years out
  3. General Studies 24.01023.7% 281
    Graduates in this field earn $54,975 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01013.3% 246
    Graduates in this field earn $53,498 4 years out
  5. Banking and Financial Support Services 52.08033.2% 240
    Graduates in this field earn $76,623 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Engineering, 5.2% → 9.3% of graduates since 2014–15 (703 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. Computer Science$109,197 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $84,759

    4 years after completion$109,197
    National median: $107,009About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $87,808 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,899 · 400 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Engineering$105,871 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,226

    4 years after completion$105,871
    National median: $109,015About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $96,513 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,083 · 183 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,993 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,116

    4 years after completion$99,993
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,096 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,316 · 118 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,393 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $85,513

    4 years after completion$99,393
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $83,735 · Non-Pell: $84,120(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,421 · 5,901 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$99,239 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,005

    4 years after completion$99,239
    National median: $98,207About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $79,704 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,130 · 81 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 college23 to 1
23 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 96% 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 faculty65%
National median: 67%About typical
Average faculty salary

$103,522

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$7,448
$7,448
← Lessmore than 16% of 557More →
Endowment per student$5,742
$5,742
← Lessmore than 22% 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)