Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 140,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Honors College

Name Schreyer Honors College
Students 2,000 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 42,165
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 53%
From Region 23%
Athletes 2.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
International 10%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural Sciences 531 48% / 52% 3% $63,403 59 96%
Agribusiness Management 94 77% / 23% 4% $80,361 84 95%
Agricultural Operations 20 50% / 50% 0% $77,582 82 100%
Agricultural and Extension Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $72,986 77
Agriculture 25 60% / 40% 8% $43,725 10 94%
Animal Nutrition 70 16% / 84% 3% $72,110 75 98%
Animal Sciences 86 16% / 84% 0% $48,337 18 98%
Food Science 33 27% / 73% 12% $77,196 81 91%
Forest Sciences and Biology 19 63% / 37% 0% $62,060 56 93%
Landscape Contracting 12 100% / 0% 0% $57,157 43 100%
Plant Science 42 48% / 52% 5% $53,287 31 100%
Turfgrass Science 22 95% / 5% 0% $57,157 43 100%
Natural Resources Management and Policy $67,623 68
Natural Resources and Conservation 43 56% / 44% 0% $44,856 11 97%
Natural Resources/Conservation 47 51% / 49% 4% $62,009 56 91%
Sustainability Studies 12 75% / 25% 0% $89,582 91 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Architecture 272 39% / 61% 4% $55,731 38 96%
Architecture 48 42% / 58% 2% $77,001 81 100%
Art Education 13 8% / 92% 0% $55,799 39 96%
Art History 12 25% / 75% 8% $46,561 14 94%
Design and Applied Arts 20 40% / 60% 5% $68,726 70 97%
Drawing 10 40% / 60% 0% $35,070 3 92%
Fine/Studio Arts 34 32% / 68% 3% $46,561 14 94%
Graphic Design 21 33% / 67% 5% $68,726 70 97%
Landscape Architecture 27 59% / 41% 4% $85,518 88 100%
Music 35 54% / 46% 3% $25,786 1 96%
Music Education 16 38% / 62% 0% $55,799 39 96%
Music Performance 4 50% / 50% 0% $25,786 1 96%
Photography 9 33% / 67% 11% $44,044 10 96%
Printmaking 19 37% / 63% 11% $35,070 3 92%
Visual and Performing Arts 4 0% / 100% 0% $39,301 5 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences 198 65% / 35% 23% $85,502 88 96%
Mining Engineering 7 86% / 14% 29% $93,086 93 100%
Petroleum Engineering 43 65% / 35% 93% $100,752 96 97%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 39 72% / 28% 0% $62,968 58 96%
Geological and Earth Sciences 36 42% / 58% 3% $85,439 88 94%
Geosciences 32 81% / 19% 3% $85,439 88 94%
Materials Science 41 61% / 39% 5% $89,755 91 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 355 20% / 80% 3% $55,981 39 94%
Educational Assessment 18 11% / 89% 39% $57,505 44
General Education 2 50% / 50% 50% $50,182 22 86%
Language and Drama Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,799 39 96%
Secondary Education 100 46% / 54% 1% $55,699 38 94%
Special Education 17 24% / 76% 0% $60,321 52 100%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 217 8% / 92% 1% $55,699 38 94%
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education $55,799 39 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 2,092 74% / 26% 13% $97,561 95 97%
Aerospace Engineering 180 81% / 19% 7% $103,251 97 96%
Architectural Engineering 95 56% / 44% 11% $101,427 96 98%
Biomedical Engineering 130 44% / 56% 13% $108,954 98 94%
Chemical Engineering 135 69% / 31% 11% $103,730 97 96%
Civil Engineering 190 82% / 18% 3% $85,573 88 98%
Computer Engineering 93 90% / 10% 23% $114,814 99 98%
Computer Hardware Engineering $114,814 99 98%
Electrical Engineering 126 91% / 9% 13% $96,752 95 97%
Engineering 30 67% / 33% 23% $96,343 94 94%
Engineering Science 17 76% / 24% 12% $104,032 97 97%
Environmental Engineering 18 50% / 50% 6% $88,644 90 97%
Industrial Engineering 154 77% / 23% 25% $107,703 98 97%
Mechanical Engineering 379 87% / 13% 12% $93,727 93 98%
Nuclear Engineering 34 88% / 12% 15% $106,119 98 99%
Surveying Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0% $79,844 84
Computer Science 306 70% / 30% 17% $95,681 94 97%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 17 29% / 71% 12% $83,541 87 95%
Organizational Leadership 187 62% / 38% 14% $84,671 88 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Development 898 34% / 66% 3% $63,044 58 96%
Nutrition Sciences 72 19% / 81% 3% $64,165 61 100%
Athletic Training $54,895 36 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 104 1% / 99% 0% $63,692 60 98%
Kinesiology 210 47% / 53% 1% $62,038 56 96%
Pre-Nursing Studies 53 57% / 43% 6% $88,360 90
Rehabilitation Sciences 60 25% / 75% 2% $52,788 29 96%
Health Administration 109 32% / 68% 0% $76,724 81 93%
Hospitality Management 117 34% / 66% 11% $59,629 50 97%
Parks, Recreation and Leisure 101 70% / 30% 2% $57,277 43 98%
Human Development and Family Studies 72 4% / 96% 3% $46,763 14 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Information Sciences and Technology 1,054 78% / 22% 18% $115,367 99 96%
Artificial Intelligence $119,380 99
Computer and Information Sciences 398 85% / 15% 23% $119,380 99 95%
Cybersecurity 295 75% / 25% 7% $111,393 98 96%
Data Analytics 22 55% / 45% 0% $111,221 98
Data Modeling and Warehousing $112,306 98
Data Processing $110,991 98
Data Science 200 78% / 22% 30% $110,913 98
Human-Centered Design and Development 47 55% / 45% 6% $119,380 99 95%
Informatics 92 82% / 18% 8% $119,380 99 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Liberal Arts 1,877 39% / 61% 10% $64,703 62 93%
Biological and Physical Sciences 123 34% / 66% 4% $68,978 71 92%
Development Economics 8 25% / 75% 0% $90,939 92 92%
Economics 299 76% / 24% 32% $90,939 92 92%
African-American Studies 7 57% / 43% 14% $71,620 75 94%
Anthropology 32 22% / 78% 3% $40,054 6 82%
Asian Studies 8 25% / 75% 0% $68,047 69
Chinese 5 40% / 60% 0% $59,675 50
Classics 16 44% / 56% 0% $57,597 44
Comparative Literature 4 25% / 75% 0% $54,980 36
English 70 27% / 73% 3% $51,200 25 92%
French 14 21% / 79% 7% $60,099 51 98%
German 7 29% / 71% 0% $59,724 50
History 52 67% / 33% 6% $48,710 18 96%
Humanities 18 39% / 61% 11% $50,182 22 86%
International Affairs 97 36% / 64% 10% $70,036 72 92%
Italian 3 0% / 100% 0% $60,099 51 98%
Japanese 2 0% / 100% 50% $60,023 51
Jewish/Judaic Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,441 37
Korean 2 0% / 100% 0% $60,405 52
Latin American Studies $68,066 69
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,306 43
Near and Middle Eastern Studies $68,749 70
Philosophy 34 47% / 53% 9% $66,218 65 80%
Political Science 152 49% / 51% 3% $72,569 76 93%
Psychology 523 23% / 77% 8% $54,549 35 92%
Russian 4 50% / 50% 0% $60,094 51
Science, Technology, and Society 15 53% / 47% 7% $59,918 51
Social Sciences $60,346 52
Sociology 34 38% / 62% 12% $58,746 47 97%
Spanish 30 30% / 70% 0% $60,099 51 98%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $71,620 75 94%
Criminal Justice 250 33% / 67% 2% $57,392 43 95%
Criminal Justice/Safety $57,392 43
Forensic Science 60 22% / 78% 0% $69,552 72 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications 872 39% / 61% 6% $67,517 68 96%
Communication 60 55% / 45% 5% $51,740 26 93%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,973 63 93%
Journalism 211 48% / 52% 1% $64,893 63 95%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 49 37% / 63% 18% $51,740 26 93%
Public Relations and Advertising 281 14% / 86% 7% $80,916 85 96%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $80,916 85 96%
Digital Communication and Media 197 52% / 48% 7% $68,656 70 100%
Film Production 73 63% / 37% 4% $44,044 10 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Eberly College of Science 1,019 35% / 65% 7% $75,559 80 94%
Astronomy 17 53% / 47% 6% $63,337 59 94%
Chemistry 45 60% / 40% 2% $73,692 78 92%
Mathematics 114 70% / 30% 31% $88,535 90 93%
Physics 50 84% / 16% 14% $62,598 57 86%
Biochemistry 108 41% / 59% 7% $67,592 68 92%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 350 11% / 89% 1% $80,995 85 96%
Biology 254 35% / 65% 6% $69,570 72 94%
Medical Microbiology 18 33% / 67% 0% $70,582 73
Toxicology 21 38% / 62% 10% $73,457 77
Science Technologies 42 33% / 67% 10% $77,311 82 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing 123 7% / 93% 2% $94,457 94 97%
Nursing 123 7% / 93% 2% $94,457 94 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Smeal College of Business 1,622 64% / 36% 13% $96,371 95 96%
Statistics 62 58% / 42% 39% $106,473 98 88%
Accounting 273 63% / 37% 8% $91,357 92 97%
Business 76 80% / 20% 13% $105,811 97 93%
Entrepreneurship 81 62% / 38% 10% $80,617 85 97%
Finance 512 75% / 25% 16% $110,657 98 96%
Insurance 37 86% / 14% 19% $73,456 77 98%
Management Information Systems 95 71% / 29% 13% $98,539 95 97%
Management Sciences 35 80% / 20% 3% $73,456 77 98%
Marketing 349 42% / 58% 10% $86,699 89 97%
Organizational Behavior 102 57% / 43% 17% $84,671 88 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $21,400
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $45,975
Est. In-State Cost $27,683
Est. Out-of-State Cost $59,473
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
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
Business & Economics 21.8% 2,381 63% / 37% 14% $90,126 91 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.5% 1,913 33% / 67% 6% $61,654 55 93%
Engineering 15.0% 1,632 77% / 23% 14% $99,602 96 97%
Computer Science 12.5% 1,360 77% / 23% 17% $110,938 98 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.0% 874 26% / 74% 4% $73,932 78 94%
Health Sciences 5.4% 592 28% / 72% 2% $71,567 75 97%
Arts 5.0% 542 47% / 53% 5% $58,855 48 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 518 42% / 58% 3% $65,230 63 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 436 66% / 34% 17% $82,942 86 93%
Education 3.3% 355 20% / 80% 3% $55,981 39 94%
Professional 2.8% 310 31% / 69% 2% $59,746 50 96%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $471M #4 79% $17.8M 221 #10 1,493 103
Physical Sciences & Math $190M #14 66% $3.1M 100 #20 819 132
Health Sciences $170M #47 45% $9.2M 27 #71 115 5
Computer Science $125M #6 79% $1.4M 49 #11 367 14
Life & Natural Sciences $117M #48 70% $1.9M 86 #25 618 85
Agriculture & Food Science $105M #23 34% $0.8M 30 #21 164 40
Humanities & Social Sciences $82.4M #16 60% $0.2M 149 #19 448 33
Education $27.4M #22 32% $3.1M 59 #40
Business & Economics $12.5M #52 54% $0.2M 22 #56 134
Total $1,302M #23 66% $37.9M 743 #14 4,158 412

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 55%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 53% 65%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1280 – 1410
SAT Math Range 630 – 720
SAT RW Range 630 – 710

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Rage

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Gym Selfie Central
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Double Takes

Prestige

I Peaked in AP Calc But Now I Get Priority Registration Top 15 Honors Colleges
Public Ivy But With Actual Fun and/or Football

Engineering

It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
Wind Tunnel Wizards
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Playing House Civil Engineering
Project Managers
Resistance Is Futile Computer Engineering
Segfault Survivors & Kernel Panickers
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Dangerously Grounded
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Oil AND Gold
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Watershed Wizards
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr Industrial Engineering
The Classics
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Atomic Architects
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Reactor Masters

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Solid Programs
Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
Cleared for Top Secret, Not for Small Talk
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Information Technology
IT Enterprise Experts

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Ocean Explorers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
The Heavyweight Builders (Applied Physics)
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Equation Elegance

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Double Helix
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Greenhouse Gang
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Bone Collectors
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Imaging Innovators

Agriculture & Food Science

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Suits with Boots
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Farm to Lab
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
The Flavor Engineers
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Field & Forest
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Care Coordinators
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Code Blue Ready
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
The Compound
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
SLP Specialists
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Cleared to Play
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
ESPN Scholars

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
GAAP Gatekeepers
The House Always Wins Actuarial Science
We Don't Predict the Future, We Charge You for It
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Just-In-Time Jugglers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
The Aggie-Econ & Applied Regressions Guild
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Fortune 500 Feeders
The Spreadsheet Doctors Healthcare Administration
The Hospital C-Suite Pipeline
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
Talent Whisperers
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
Brand Builders
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
The "Do You Know Who I Am?" Elite

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Ink & Quill
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Compost Curriculum
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew Geography & Cartography
Cartography Cartel
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Diplomat Track
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Statehouse Press-Corps Factories
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
State-Funded Media Monoliths
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Armchair Philosophers
Spin Class Professional Communication
State-Flagship Spin Machines
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Future Roommate Diagnosers
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
The Seekers
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Survey Says
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Syntax Scholars

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Brat Whisperers
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Teacher's Pet
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
History Buffs
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
IEP Architects
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Specialty Stars
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Lab Coat Lecturers

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Blueprint Masters

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
Permit-Ready