Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 180,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 195 (99% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 22,263
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 83%
From Region 3%
Athletes 3.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 14%
Mixed 8%
Black 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences 925 38% / 62% 0% $66,595 75 97%
Marine Sciences 27 52% / 48% 0% $35,776 7 100%
Agribusiness 160 +1 61% / 39% 0% $84,104 91 95%
Agricultural Systems Management 28 +1 71% / 29% 0% $69,061 78 100%
Agriculture 44 41% / 59% 0% $61,689 66 91%
Animal Science 153 8% / 92% 0% $56,063 54 95%
Crop Science 76 39% / 61% 0% $66,873 75 96%
Dairy Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $56,063 54 95%
Food Science 25 44% / 56% 0% $74,222 84 95%
Forestry 51 86% / 14% 0% $65,955 74 100%
Natural Resources Management 115 +3 36% / 64% 0% $62,608 68 97%
Nutrition 63 11% / 89% 0% $60,968 65 100%
Viticulture and Enology 48 35% / 65% 2% $74,222 83 95%
Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration 106 30% / 70% 0% $66,497 75 100%
Agricultural Communication 24 25% / 75% 0% $71,613 81 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture and Environmental Design 358 61% / 39% 2% $83,431 90 98%
Architecture 146 49% / 51% 5% $76,759 86 97%
City and Regional Planning 32 38% / 62% 0% $71,485 81 100%
Landscape Architecture 50 44% / 56% 0% $55,357 52 97%
Construction Management 130 +1 86% / 14% 0% $104,663 98 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 1,523 73% / 27% 1% $107,339 98 97%
Aerospace Engineering 100 +1 78% / 22% 0% $101,690 98 92%
Architectural Engineering 66 47% / 53% 0% $87,635 93 98%
Biomedical Engineering 107 +1 47% / 53% 1% $100,417 97 95%
Civil Engineering 139 76% / 24% 1% $91,715 95 98%
Computer Engineering 89 +1 88% / 12% 0% $132,138 100 97%
Electrical Engineering 139 85% / 15% 1% $105,320 98 97%
Engineering Science 14 79% / 21% 0% $95,979 96
Environmental Engineering 40 35% / 65% 0% $77,899 86 92%
Industrial Engineering 79 67% / 33% 3% $109,321 99 96%
Manufacturing Engineering 25 68% / 32% 0% $99,559 97
Materials Engineering 34 79% / 21% 0% $97,227 97 100%
Mechanical Engineering 314 79% / 21% 1% $99,889 97 95%
Computer Science 282 +1 78% / 22% 3% $136,905 100 100%
Software Engineering 23 61% / 39% 9% $132,138 100 97%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 22 68% / 32% 0% $81,190 89 100%
Industrial Technology 50 68% / 32% 0% $78,892 87 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 999 24% / 76% 0% $63,358 70 93%
Communication Studies 104 +1 17% / 83% 0% $60,479 64 94%
English 49 24% / 76% 0% $57,800 58 93%
Ethnic Studies 6 17% / 83% 0% $61,530 66
Foreign Languages $58,327 59
History 37 57% / 43% 0% $52,534 44 87%
Interdisciplinary Studies 66 +1 38% / 62% 2% $62,019 67
Journalism 82 +2 29% / 71% 0% $61,196 66 96%
Liberal Arts 13 62% / 38% 0% $58,115 59 97%
Liberal Studies 83 8% / 92% 0% $58,115 59 97%
Philosophy 29 48% / 52% 0% $87,204 93 94%
Political Science 76 +3 36% / 64% 0% $81,467 89 96%
Psychology 145 +2 19% / 81% 0% $59,353 62 91%
Social Sciences 27 44% / 56% 0% $41,086 13 100%
Sociology 66 23% / 77% 2% $68,219 77 95%
Spanish 7 +8 29% / 71% 0% $59,841 63
Early Childhood Education 66 2% / 98% 0% $49,107 34 90%
Art and Design 44 30% / 70% 0% $79,312 87 86%
Graphic Communication 81 14% / 86% 0% $78,643 87 94%
Music 7 29% / 71% 0% $50,613 38
Theatre 11 +1 27% / 73% 0% $32,458 4 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 589 38% / 62% 0% $68,660 78 95%
Chemistry 36 +1 36% / 64% 0% $56,503 55 95%
Earth Sciences 30 33% / 67% 0% $61,230 66 100%
Mathematics 55 49% / 51% 0% $70,581 80 100%
Physics 39 +1 67% / 33% 0% $103,670 98 90%
Statistics 56 +1 66% / 34% 0% $87,799 93 96%
Biochemistry 39 +2 46% / 54% 0% $65,549 73 96%
Biology 194 30% / 70% 1% $66,267 75 90%
Ecology $55,475 52
Microbiology 9 33% / 67% 11% $73,034 82 100%
Kinesiology 76 34% / 66% 0% $57,119 57 100%
Public Health 55 15% / 85% 0% $60,316 64
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Orfalea College of Business 842 56% / 44% 0% $91,669 95 100%
Business Administration 776 +1 55% / 45% 0% $92,604 95 100%
Economics 66 65% / 35% 2% $80,682 88 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,936
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $35,755
Est. In-State Cost $18,028
Est. Out-of-State Cost $46,253
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 21.9% 1,146 72% / 28% 1% $101,310 98 96%
Business & Economics 18.1% 948 53% / 47% 0% $88,855 93 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.5% 814 27% / 73% 0% $62,901 69 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 15.1% 790 40% / 60% 0% $67,916 77 96%
Arts 7.1% 371 36% / 64% 2% $72,327 82 95%
Computer Science 5.8% 305 77% / 23% 4% $136,546 100 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.6% 243 52% / 48% 0% $72,752 82 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 242 33% / 67% 1% $66,403 75 92%
Professional 3.4% 180 81% / 19% 0% $97,504 97 100%
Health Sciences 2.5% 131 26% / 74% 0% $58,461 60 100%
Education 1.3% 66 2% / 98% 0% $49,107 34 90%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $11.4M #169 45% $0.0M
Agriculture & Food Science $7.6M #80 24% $0.2M
Engineering $7.3M #200 26% $0.2M
Business & Economics $3.5M #125 8% $0
Health Sciences $2.8M #186 78% $0.2M
Life & Natural Sciences $2.3M #250 39% $0.2M
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.5M #282 37% $0
Education $1.3M #213 82% $0
Computer Science $0.5M #275 97% $0.0M
Total $38.1M #216 37% $0.8M

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 30%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 26% 62% 31%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind
Submitted Test Scores 23%
SAT Range 1240 – 1420
SAT Math Range 610 – 720
SAT RW Range 620 – 720