Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (8% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 72% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,240 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,233 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 53 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.9% 98Graduates in this field earn $68,697 4 years out
- Mechanical Engineering 14.19016.8% 84Graduates in this field earn $87,645 4 years out
- Operations Management and Supervision 52.02055.3% 65Graduates in this field earn $68,697 4 years out
- Construction Management, General 52.20015.3% 65Graduates in this field earn $101,758 4 years out
- Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation 11.08045.1% 63Graduates in this field earn $74,146 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 7.8% → 18% of graduates since 2014–15 (223 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
Construction Management$101,758 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,779
4 years after completion$101,758National median: $95,124Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $86,793(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,175 · 99 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$94,440 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $80,493
4 years after completion$94,440National median: $109,015Below typicalMedian federal debt: $24,500 · 0 graduates, two most recent years combined
Applied Mathematics$92,803 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $67,159
4 years after completion$92,803National median: $91,532About typicalMedian federal debt: $20,520 · 57 graduates, two most recent years combined
Polymer/Plastics Engineering$88,102 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $75,800
4 years after completion$88,102National median: $92,919Below typicalMedian federal debt: $22,964 · 23 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$87,645 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $73,260
4 years after completion$87,645National median: $92,135Below typicalMedian federal debt: $24,992 · 156 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.
$75,095
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)
