Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,000
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 90%
From Region 5%
Athletes 3.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Black 14%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Basic and Applied Sciences 945 62% / 38% 3% $74,149 81 93%
Robotics Engineering 54 85% / 15% 4% $95,788 95 100%
Computer Science 123 87% / 13% 1% $93,690 95 91%
Cybersecurity 2 100% / 0% 0%
Data Science 25 60% / 40% 4% $76,677 84
Chemistry 11 27% / 73% 0% $61,708 62
Geosciences 15 60% / 40% 0% $59,449 57 86%
Mathematics 14 57% / 43% 0% $61,184 61 93%
Physics 16 69% / 31% 6% $71,626 79 100%
Biochemistry 40 42% / 57% 0% $76,630 84 86%
Biological and Physical Sciences 49 8% / 92% 0% $62,996 65 85%
Biology 137 26% / 74% 0% $55,631 47 94%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 14 36% / 64% 0% $55,750 47 97%
Animal Sciences 34 6% / 94% 0% $42,894 13 83%
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 13 8% / 92% 0% $49,102 27
Plant Science 13 46% / 54% 0% $57,768 53 95%
Zymology/Fermentation Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $53,613 41
Engineering Management 31 77% / 23% 0% $84,265 89 97%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 221 86% / 14% 10% $74,521 82 94%
Construction Management 71 79% / 21% 0% $94,409 95 96%
Electrical Engineering Technology 15 27% / 73% 0% $79,676 86
Engineering Technologies 42 90% / 10% 0% $73,498 81 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Behavioral and Health Sciences 717 26% / 74% 1% $52,083 36 93%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 28 14% / 86% 0% $45,755 18 95%
Athletic Training 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,561 26 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 31 0% / 100% 6% $57,821 53 93%
Exercise Science 90 49% / 51% 1% $51,640 35 90%
Nursing 67 16% / 84% 1% $82,901 89 96%
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 15 60% / 40% 7% $51,640 35 90%
Public Health Education and Promotion 11 9% / 91% 9% $51,044 33 78%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 32 75% / 25% 0% $45,447 18 92%
Family Resource Management Studies 28 0% / 100% 0% $39,507 8 94%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 9 44% / 56% 11% $64,107 67 96%
Psychology 228 20% / 80% 1% $43,905 15 92%
Social Work 29 14% / 86% 0% $45,420 18 88%
Apparel and Textiles 19 0% / 100% 0% $51,363 34 93%
Criminal Justice and Fire Protection 50 24% / 76% 0% $55,076 45 95%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 44 36% / 64% 0% $55,076 45 95%
Emergency Management 7 57% / 43% 0%
Forensic Science and Technology 27 19% / 81% 0% $61,198 61 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 95 5% / 95% 0% $46,713 21 94%
Early Childhood Education 17 6% / 94% 0% $46,808 21 93%
Elementary Education 59 7% / 93% 0% $46,808 21 93%
Special Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $48,108 25 100%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 4 0% / 100% 0% $46,808 21 93%
Art Education 9 0% / 100% 0% $44,944 17 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 692 39% / 61% 1% $46,829 21 91%
Anthropology 15 27% / 73% 0% $37,621 6 88%
English 69 26% / 74% 0% $48,982 27 91%
Foreign Languages 20 30% / 70% 0% $45,458 18 86%
General Studies 58 28% / 72% 3% $54,662 44 88%
History 35 57% / 43% 0% $45,608 18 91%
Intercultural and International Studies 7 29% / 71% 0% $45,130 17 86%
Interdisciplinary Studies 265 47% / 53% 1% $45,728 18 92%
International Affairs 6 67% / 33% 0% $53,054 39
Philosophy 8 88% / 12% 0% $46,381 20
Political Science 44 41% / 59% 0% $52,308 37 89%
Religion/Religious Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,537 23
Sociology 22 5% / 95% 0% $38,677 7 86%
Writing 4 75% / 25% 0% $45,169 17
Art 60 30% / 70% 0% $45,906 19 97%
Dance 12 0% / 100% 0% $35,814 5
Interior Design 13 8% / 92% 0% $51,949 36 95%
Music 33 55% / 45% 3% $51,393 34 91%
Theatre 17 41% / 59% 0% $34,346 4 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Media and Entertainment 521 59% / 41% 1% $46,210 20 95%
Communication 47 34% / 66% 0% $46,291 20 95%
Journalism 77 48% / 52% 0% $51,689 35 100%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 38 58% / 42% 5% $46,291 20 95%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 33 58% / 42% 0% $47,724 24
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 9 78% / 22% 0% $42,317 12 93%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 12 83% / 17% 0% $46,991 22
Film Production 73 66% / 34% 1% $38,586 7 100%
Music Management 114 46% / 54% 2% $42,317 12 93%
Music Technology 113 84% / 16% 2% $51,393 34 91%
Photography 5 40% / 60% 0% $38,586 7 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Jennings A. Jones College of Business 635 54% / 46% 3% $65,371 69 94%
Accounting 77 51% / 49% 0% $76,547 84 95%
Actuarial Science 10 60% / 40% 70% $70,817 78
Business Administration 198 54% / 46% 2% $61,435 62 93%
Business/Managerial Economics 4 50% / 50% 25% $66,919 72
Economics 6 67% / 33% 17% $44,203 15 100%
Entrepreneurship 29 31% / 69% 0% $47,990 24 94%
Finance 76 70% / 30% 5% $66,635 72 96%
General Business 18 56% / 44% 0% $61,419 62 95%
Hospitality Management 19 11% / 89% 0% $48,528 26
Logistics 28 75% / 25% 0% $61,435 62 93%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 79 61% / 39% 4% $75,903 83 94%
Marketing 89 45% / 55% 0% $66,164 71 94%
Risk Management 2 50% / 50% 0% $61,435 62 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,785
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,590
Est. In-State Cost $13,951
Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,452
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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 28.1% 1,013 35% / 65% 1% $46,586 21 92%
Business & Economics 19.4% 698 56% / 44% 3% $65,297 69 94%
Arts 14.5% 522 53% / 47% 1% $45,365 18 95%
Professional 13.2% 477 68% / 32% 5% $72,944 80 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.3% 226 25% / 75% 0% $60,944 61 90%
Health Sciences 6.0% 216 31% / 69% 3% $62,165 63 92%
Computer Science 4.2% 150 83% / 17% 1% $90,816 93 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 107 19% / 81% 0% $48,387 26 91%
Education 2.4% 86 6% / 94% 0% $46,899 21 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 56 55% / 45% 2% $63,806 66 93%
Engineering 1.5% 54 85% / 15% 4% $95,788 95 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.0M #238 6% $0 25 #160
Physical Sciences & Math $1.7M #303 62% $0 8 #178 40
Agriculture & Food Science $1.2M #150 66% $0.0M
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #308 69% $0 3 #204 26
Health Sciences $0.5M #297 49% $0 7 #161
Business & Economics $0.4M #258 3% $0 17 #73 30
Education $0.3M #320 53% $0 20 #204
Computer Science $0.3M #309 30% $0
Engineering $0.2M #352 69% $0
Total $8.6M #318 40% $0.0M 80 #204 96

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 78%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1010 – 1230
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 520 – 630