Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 11,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,883
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 2.4%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 78%
Asian 10%
Black 4%
White 4%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Letters 727 48% / 52% 1% $38,422 20 90%
Chinese 1 100% / 0% 100% $35,872 14
Communication Studies 159 +1 43% / 57% 0% $43,774 35
English 92 40% / 60% 1% $44,077 36 91%
French 3 67% / 33% 0% $33,485 11
Japanese 5 100% / 0% 0% $36,141 15
Journalism 10 90% / 10% 10% $38,160 19
Philosophy 14 50% / 50% 0% $45,959 42 100%
Radio and Television 156 60% / 40% 1% $37,886 19 89%
Spanish 14 21% / 79% 0% $33,485 11 100%
Art 204 +1 45% / 55% 2% $34,070 11 87%
Graphic Communications 3 100% / 0% 0% $43,888 36
Music 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $33,843 11 96%
Music Performance 26 65% / 35% 4% $33,843 11 96%
Theatre Arts 34 35% / 65% 0% $30,362 7 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Economics 836 50% / 50% 2% $56,330 67 92%
Business Administration 819 49% / 51% 2% $56,512 68 92%
Economics 17 82% / 18% 6% $47,578 47 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 310 7% / 93% 1% $41,247 28 91%
Early Childhood Education 310 7% / 93% 1% $41,247 28 91%
Technology Teacher Education $47,270 46
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology 526 84% / 16% 2% $79,379 91 93%
Civil Engineering 68 76% / 24% 1% $87,960 95 97%
Electrical Engineering 48 83% / 17% 0% $85,051 94 91%
Mechanical Engineering 108 89% / 11% 4% $83,086 93 96%
Computer Science 155 92% / 8% 5% $88,923 96 90%
Information Technology 95 79% / 21% 0% $61,362 76 94%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 27 56% / 44% 4% $55,650 66 90%
Engineering Technologies/Technicians 16 94% / 6% 0% $68,393 83
Industrial Technology/Technician 9 89% / 11% 0% $56,393 67 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 896 27% / 73% 1% $57,061 69 94%
Nutrition Sciences 45 13% / 87% 2% $45,674 41 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 105 8% / 92% 0% $40,028 24 93%
Exercise Science 11 73% / 27% 0% $50,407 54 95%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences $53,085 61
Kinesiology 204 53% / 47% 1% $50,407 54 95%
Nursing 130 24% / 76% 4% $106,209 99 98%
Public Health 147 20% / 80% 1% $49,690 52 87%
Social Work 192 19% / 81% 0% $52,842 60 94%
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 62 23% / 77% 0% $44,746 38 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural and Social Sciences 1,749 30% / 70% 1% $48,770 50 94%
Chemistry 15 53% / 47% 0% $44,766 38 95%
Geosciences 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $52,414 59
Mathematics 19 68% / 32% 0% $61,142 75 100%
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $57,560 70
Biochemistry 34 32% / 68% 3% $58,543 71 95%
Biology 181 23% / 77% 1% $50,301 54 95%
Microbiology 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,548 68 95%
Food Technology and Processing 9 44% / 56% 0% $67,591 83 100%
Natural Sciences 64 19% / 81% 0% $51,033 56 91%
African American Studies 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,419 49 94%
Anthropology 16 38% / 62% 0% $37,850 19 100%
Chicana/o Studies 13 +1 15% / 85% 0% $48,419 49 94%
Ethnic Studies 6 +3 17% / 83% 0% $48,419 49 94%
Geography 12 50% / 50% 0% $43,170 33 100%
History 51 63% / 37% 2% $40,594 26 89%
Latin American Studies 3 67% / 33% 0% $47,832 47
Political Science 80 50% / 50% 1% $48,843 50 86%
Psychology 431 +4 20% / 80% 1% $48,085 48 92%
Sociology 248 25% / 75% 1% $48,404 49 94%
General Education 154 19% / 81% 0% $42,344 31 92%
Criminal Justice 357 35% / 65% 0% $49,946 53 98%
Fire Services Administration 36 83% / 17% 0% $60,630 75 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,522
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,022
Est. In-State Cost $9,730
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,194
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

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 30.0% 1,511 33% / 67% 1% $46,339 43 92%
Business & Economics 16.6% 836 50% / 50% 2% $56,330 67 92%
Health Sciences 11.8% 597 31% / 69% 1% $60,556 75 93%
Education 10.4% 526 12% / 88% 0% $41,981 30 92%
Professional 8.8% 445 44% / 56% 0% $51,950 58 97%
Arts 5.4% 273 46% / 54% 2% $33,689 11 90%
Computer Science 5.0% 250 87% / 13% 3% $78,450 91 91%
Engineering 4.4% 224 84% / 16% 2% $84,987 94 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 216 24% / 76% 1% $51,627 57 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 118 19% / 81% 1% $50,252 54 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 48 69% / 31% 0% $54,229 63 98%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $4.5M #225 83% $0
Engineering $2.2M #242 100% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #274 88% $0
Education $0.7M #263 80% $0 15 #265
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #356 81% $0
Computer Science $0.4M #288 100% $0
Business & Economics $0.1M #339 44% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $10.2M #309 87% $0 15 #420

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 38%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 38% 38% 38%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind