Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 120,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,668
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 76%
From Region 21%
Athletes 7.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 24%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 123 46% / 54% 1% $46,898 28 95%
Communication 30 30% / 70% 0% $41,048 14 95%
English 11 45% / 55% 0% $47,411 30 95%
Foreign Languages 2 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 4 75% / 25% 0% $48,415 33 100%
History 12 92% / 8% 0% $48,392 33 91%
Political Science 13 +1 38% / 62% 8% $62,039 68 94%
Art 12 17% / 83% 0% $39,333 11 88%
Drama 6 17% / 83% 0% $36,859 8
Film Production 6 33% / 67% 0% $42,091 16
Music 27 70% / 30% 0% $51,675 43 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Industry 283 61% / 39% 4% $62,772 69 95%
Occupational Safety and Health 22 86% / 14% 0% $94,818 96 100%
Accounting 31 52% / 48% 3% $67,247 76 93%
Business Economics 3 100% / 0% 0% $62,521 69
Economics 3 67% / 33% 0% $66,168 75
Finance 41 73% / 27% 12% $62,396 69 97%
Management 91 56% / 44% 2% $52,418 45 93%
Marketing 58 31% / 69% 5% $49,469 36 95%
Electronic Engineering Technology 6 100% / 0% 0% $89,819 94
Engineering Technology 3 100% / 0% 0% $96,392 97 100%
Manufacturing Systems Technology 25 96% / 4% 4% $87,294 93
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Professional Studies 529 31% / 69% 2% $47,892 31 95%
Recreation 29 69% / 31% 3% $49,490 36 91%
Family and Consumer Sciences 31 10% / 90% 0% $36,059 7 93%
General Studies 115 55% / 45% 3% $47,054 29 91%
Psychology 48 +3 17% / 83% 6% $39,759 12 98%
Social Work 35 6% / 94% 0% $43,432 19 92%
Sociology 8 +1 50% / 50% 12% $45,512 25
Elementary Education 87 2% / 98% 0% $49,242 36 96%
Physical Education 13 69% / 31% 0% $50,730 40 100%
Secondary Education 42 43% / 57% 0% $49,242 36 96%
Special Education 12 8% / 92% 0% $53,461 48 100%
Criminal Justice 26 38% / 62% 4% $51,722 43 95%
Emergency Management 19 +1 58% / 42% 0% $62,637 69
Forensic Investigation 64 +4 17% / 83% 2% $52,967 47 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions and Wellness 113 32% / 68% 3% $58,761 61 97%
Health Science 80 36% / 64% 4% $51,957 44 95%
Respiratory Therapy 33 21% / 79% 0% $75,257 85 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 126 48% / 52% 8% $53,695 49 95%
Computer Science 26 85% / 15% 8% $70,164 80 96%
Information Technology 14 71% / 29% 21% $70,956 81
Chemistry 6 +3 67% / 33% 0% $53,311 48 89%
Mathematics 2 100% / 0% 50% $54,374 51 100%
Biology 78 +4 29% / 71% 5% $45,120 24 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lurleen B. Wallace College of Nursing 203 16% / 84% 1% $82,196 90 96%
Nursing 203 16% / 84% 1% $82,196 90 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,546
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,824
Est. In-State Cost $17,523
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,112
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

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
Health Sciences 24.5% 338 26% / 74% 2% $75,183 85 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.4% 309 37% / 63% 3% $44,481 22 93%
Business & Economics 18.6% 256 55% / 45% 5% $55,091 53 94%
Education 11.2% 154 19% / 81% 0% $49,696 37 97%
Professional 10.4% 143 45% / 55% 2% $62,484 69 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.7% 78 29% / 71% 5% $45,120 24 95%
Arts 3.7% 51 47% / 53% 0% $45,900 26 96%
Computer Science 2.9% 40 80% / 20% 12% $70,441 80 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 8 75% / 25% 12% $53,577 48 92%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #513 93%
Computer Science $0 #525
Engineering $0 #449
Humanities & Social Sciences 3 #297
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.2M #602 93% 3 #536

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 68%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 1000 – 1290
SAT Math Range 500 – 660
SAT RW Range 500 – 630