Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 650,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,851
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 5.3%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 70%
White 12%
Asian 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Humanities 283 39% / 61% 1% $48,016 47 90%
Communications 98 32% / 68% 1% $49,025 50 92%
English 45 27% / 73% 0% $60,663 74 86%
History 47 +3 68% / 32% 0% $46,183 41 93%
Philosophy 7 +5 57% / 43% 0% $45,942 41
Religious Studies 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $52,649 59
Spanish 18 +1 28% / 72% 6% $49,060 50
Art 40 +1 30% / 70% 0% $39,893 23 84%
Music 14 57% / 43% 7% $38,643 20
Theatre 12 33% / 67% 8% $36,413 15
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Public Administration 358 43% / 57% 3% $54,838 64 92%
Agricultural Business 16 56% / 44% 0% $57,927 70
Business Administration 319 +2 42% / 58% 3% $53,822 62 92%
Economics 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $71,504 86 100%
Public Administration 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $59,466 72 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering 398 43% / 57% 1% $74,660 88 96%
Computer Engineering 6 83% / 17% 0% $85,953 95 100%
Electrical Engineering 21 86% / 14% 0% $89,803 96 96%
Engineering 14 71% / 29% 7% $88,330 95
Engineering Sciences 5 100% / 0% 0% $82,382 93 96%
Computer Science 59 80% / 20% 2% $78,255 90 100%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,838 78 89%
Geology 5 60% / 40% 0% $64,136 79 100%
Mathematics 26 58% / 42% 0% $62,150 76 96%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $67,658 82
Biochemistry 7 43% / 57% 0% $54,967 64
Biology 92 29% / 71% 1% $55,858 66 94%
Biomedical Sciences 35 14% / 86% 3% $50,402 53 91%
Environmental Resource Management 7 57% / 43% 0% $71,163 85 93%
Nursing 92 +2 23% / 77% 0% $104,153 99 98%
Public Health 25 16% / 84% 0% $59,211 72
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Sciences and Education 1,189 24% / 76% 1% $52,440 58 92%
Natural Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,902 64
Kinesiology 98 +1 47% / 53% 3% $49,462 51 96%
Anthropology 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,855 49
Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies 124 +1 5% / 95% 0% $50,983 55
Interdisciplinary Studies 30 67% / 33% 13% $51,815 57
Liberal Studies 306 +4 17% / 83% 1% $54,816 64 93%
Political Science 28 46% / 54% 0% $48,716 49 92%
Psychology 339 +2 22% / 78% 0% $49,770 52 90%
Sociology 111 14% / 86% 0% $52,731 59 94%
Criminal Justice 149 +1 38% / 62% 0% $57,472 69 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,499
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,011
Est. In-State Cost $10,994
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,473
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 3%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 52.4% 1,167 23% / 77% 1% $51,787 57 92%
Business & Economics 14.9% 333 43% / 57% 3% $54,565 63 92%
Health Sciences 9.6% 215 33% / 67% 1% $73,998 88 97%
Professional 6.7% 149 38% / 62% 0% $57,472 69 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 134 26% / 74% 1% $54,386 63 93%
Arts 3.0% 66 36% / 64% 3% $38,995 20 84%
Computer Science 2.6% 59 80% / 20% 2% $78,255 90 100%
Engineering 2.1% 46 83% / 17% 2% $88,046 95 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 35 60% / 40% 0% $62,845 77 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 24 54% / 46% 0% $61,661 76 93%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.9M #262 73% $0
Education $1.7M #190 87% $0 7 #365
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.7M #270 24% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #361 45% $0
Engineering $0.6M #306 75% $0
Business & Economics $0.5M #245 47% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #413 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $8.1M #329 62% $0 7 #504

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 80%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind