Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,862 (81%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,679
Men / Women 72% / 28%
From State 27%
From Region 4%
Athletes 9.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 16%
International 10%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 232 47% / 53% 3% $76,069 80 93%
Astronomy and Astrophysics 26 42% / 58% 4% $79,215 83
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 18 61% / 39% 0% $73,653 78 93%
Computational Mathematics 29 +3 41% / 59% 0% $89,465 91
Physics 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $78,979 83
Aerospace Physiology and Medicine 34 32% / 68% 3% $75,558 80
Applied Psychology 36 50% / 50% 3% $80,446 84 93%
Communication 11 27% / 73% 18% $62,214 57
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $59,213 49 91%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 21 67% / 33% 5% $73,724 78
Homeland Security 52 54% / 46% 0% $69,908 72 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Aviation 678 83% / 17% 19% $81,938 86 94%
Aeronautics 624 +1 85% / 15% 20% $82,423 86 94%
Air Traffic Control 27 41% / 59% 7% $82,423 86 94%
Air and Space Operations Technology 27 74% / 26% 7% $70,262 73 100%
Aviation Operations $82,423 86
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 87 74% / 26% 17% $84,360 87 95%
Business Administration 87 74% / 26% 17% $84,360 87 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 647 76% / 24% 7% $95,585 94 96%
Aerospace Engineering 401 75% / 25% 9% $96,294 95 96%
Civil Engineering 17 53% / 47% 12% $90,688 92
Computer Engineering 11 82% / 18% 9% $93,193 93 100%
Electrical Engineering 25 68% / 32% 16% $95,847 94 96%
Engineering Physics (Aerospace) 18 72% / 28% 6% $90,675 92 100%
Mechanical Engineering 108 +1 85% / 15% 2% $92,265 93 95%
Computer Science 39 87% / 13% 3% $101,478 96
Software Engineering 11 64% / 36% 0% $93,193 93 100%
Safety Science 17 53% / 47% 6% $99,255 96 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,346
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
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
Professional 44.4% 730 81% / 19% 18% $81,082 85 94%
Engineering 35.3% 580 76% / 24% 8% $95,127 94 96%
Business & Economics 5.3% 87 74% / 26% 17% $84,360 87 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.6% 75 45% / 55% 1% $81,837 86 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 4.3% 71 51% / 49% 6% $74,736 79 93%
Health Sciences 3.1% 51 39% / 61% 4% $83,457 87 96%
Computer Science 3.0% 50 82% / 18% 2% $99,655 96 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering 16 #147 148
Business & Economics 3 #213
Humanities & Social Sciences 2 #308 23
Agriculture & Food Science
Computer Science
Education
Health Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total 21 #376 171

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 72%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 65% 58%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 77%
SAT Range 1160 – 1360
SAT Math Range 580 – 690
SAT RW Range 580 – 670