Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Mechanical Engineering (9% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 95% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,147 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,509 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 36% of graduates; 53 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.
- Mechanical Engineering 14.19019.0% 136Graduates in this field earn $82,511 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.5% 128Graduates in this field earn $40,422 4 years out
- Industrial Engineering 14.35016.5% 98Graduates in this field earn $75,096 4 years out
- Animal Sciences, General 01.09015.8% 88Graduates in this field earn $37,629 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01015.8% 87Graduates in this field earn $30,372 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Engineering, 31% → 35% of graduates since 2014–15 (532 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 Engineering$96,870 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $83,545
4 years after completion$96,870National median: $109,015Below typical4 years out, Pell: $83,777 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $10,300 · 248 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$91,631 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $77,221
4 years after completion$91,631National median: $100,647Below typical4 years out, Pell: $79,596 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $10,000 · 171 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$82,511 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $64,869
4 years after completion$82,511National median: $92,135Below typical4 years out, Pell: $77,433 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $7,625 · 314 graduates, two most recent years combined
Industrial Engineering$75,096 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $45,322
4 years after completion$75,096National median: $98,442Below typical4 years out, Pell: $60,593 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $10,000 · 187 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$74,254 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $47,701
4 years after completion$74,254National median: $98,158Below typical4 years out, Pell: $73,529 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $7,000 · 170 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.
$75,796
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)
