Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,715 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 253 (61%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,399
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 92%
From Region 3%
Athletes 15.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Black 9%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 290 39% / 61% 0% $54,397 48 96%
Communication Studies 90 +5 31% / 69% 0% $58,494 59 96%
English 19 +3 21% / 79% 0% $53,955 47 95%
History 28 +1 57% / 43% 0% $51,371 39 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 36 +32 56% / 44% 0% $52,675 43 98%
Philosophy 10 +3 60% / 40% 0% $49,534 34
Political Science 50 +5 52% / 48% 0% $62,767 68 99%
World Languages 10 10% / 90% 0% $63,021 68 88%
Fine Arts 40 +2 25% / 75% 0% $36,237 7 94%
Music Performance 7 43% / 57% 0% $62,525 67 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences 481 40% / 60% 0% $65,941 73 95%
Computer Engineering 14 93% / 7% 0% $98,207 97 95%
Electrical Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $100,775 97
Computer Science 70 +1 81% / 19% 0% $94,229 95 100%
Information Science 19 84% / 16% 0% $88,617 93 100%
Chemistry 21 52% / 48% 0% $61,687 66 86%
Mathematics 17 47% / 53% 0% $64,023 70 100%
Biology 121 +3 28% / 72% 0% $59,332 61 93%
Neuroscience 24 +2 21% / 79% 0% $59,862 62
Psychology 128 +10 17% / 83% 1% $52,951 44 96%
Social Work 17 6% / 94% 0% $47,448 27 100%
Sociology 37 +9 41% / 59% 0% $58,623 59 87%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Luter School of Business 169 66% / 34% 0% $76,614 85 97%
Business Administration 137 +1 61% / 39% 0% $77,717 86 96%
Economics 32 +2 91% / 9% 0% $71,897 81 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,679
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,169
Est. In-State Cost $22,870
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,907
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 45.2% 425 33% / 67% 0% $55,627 52 96%
Business & Economics 18.0% 169 66% / 34% 0% $76,615 85 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.4% 145 27% / 73% 0% $59,420 61 93%
Computer Science 9.5% 89 82% / 18% 0% $93,031 95 100%
Arts 5.0% 47 28% / 72% 0% $40,152 11 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 38 50% / 50% 0% $62,732 68 92%
Engineering 2.9% 27 89% / 11% 0% $99,443 97 95%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.7M #305 84% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #336 2% $0
Engineering $0.6M #301 100% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #382 25% $0.0M
Business & Economics $0.0M #406 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $3.8M #418 59% $0.0M

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 85% 75%
Early Decision 95% 92% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1060 – 1290
SAT Math Range 510 – 630
SAT RW Range 550 – 660