Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (79%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,809
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 86%
From Region 3%
Athletes 5.9%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 85%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
White 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences 339 23% / 77% 1% $48,547 34 95%
Agriculture 60 37% / 63% 2% $47,614 31 86%
Human Nutrition 13 8% / 92% 0% $50,116 38
Health Studies 84 7% / 93% 1% $47,961 32 95%
Kinesiology 139 35% / 65% 0% $48,045 32 97%
Social Work 43 2% / 98% 0% $52,144 44 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 314 24% / 76% 0% $49,240 36 94%
Chemistry 23 26% / 74% 0% $58,629 61
Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0% $57,489 59
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $60,243 65
Biology 95 11% / 89% 1% $51,142 41 93%
African American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 45 31% / 69% 0% $39,648 12 94%
English 5 40% / 60% 0% $44,188 21
General Studies 74 22% / 78% 0% $49,710 37
History 10 30% / 70% 0% $48,459 33
Political Science 20 20% / 80% 0% $53,852 49 100%
Sociology 14 29% / 71% 0% $46,485 27
Graphic Design 10 50% / 50% 0% $47,700 31
Music 13 62% / 38% 0% $46,130 26
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 211 40% / 60% 1% $54,846 52 94%
Accounting 31 +2 52% / 48% 0% $64,983 73 98%
Business Administration 84 30% / 70% 1% $50,111 38 93%
Finance 21 +1 43% / 57% 0% $86,834 93 100%
Management Information Systems 18 67% / 33% 6% $51,808 43 90%
Marketing 57 40% / 60% 0% $45,486 25 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 19 5% / 95% 0% $51,851 44
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 5% / 95% 0% $51,851 44
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology 234 18% / 82% 0% $49,253 36 98%
Psychology 143 +1 15% / 85% 0% $48,469 33 98%
Criminal Justice 87 +1 23% / 77% 0% $50,485 40 97%
Juvenile Justice 4 25% / 75% 0% $50,485 40 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 66 12% / 88% 5% $103,058 98 97%
Nursing 64 12% / 88% 5% $103,058 98 97%
Public Health 2 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering 236 69% / 31% 6% $91,939 95 96%
Chemical Engineering 19 26% / 74% 0% $97,569 97 99%
Civil Engineering 8 50% / 50% 12% $85,955 92 100%
Computer Engineering 10 70% / 30% 10% $101,965 98
Electrical Engineering 26 73% / 27% 8% $112,268 99 94%
Mechanical Engineering 64 73% / 27% 6% $101,548 98 92%
Computer Science 49 78% / 22% 10% $86,213 92 100%
Architecture 36 61% / 39% 3% $67,289 77 98%
Construction Science 24 +7 83% / 17% 0% $86,319 92 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,871
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,590
Est. In-State Cost $15,356
Est. Out-of-State Cost $36,984
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

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 26.4% 374 18% / 82% 0% $48,403 33 98%
Health Sciences 20.4% 289 22% / 78% 1% $60,288 65 96%
Business & Economics 14.9% 211 40% / 60% 1% $54,846 52 94%
Engineering 8.9% 127 65% / 35% 6% $102,198 98 94%
Professional 8.1% 115 36% / 64% 0% $57,963 60 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.7% 95 11% / 89% 1% $51,142 41 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.1% 73 32% / 68% 1% $48,060 32 86%
Arts 4.2% 59 59% / 41% 2% $59,307 63 98%
Computer Science 3.5% 49 78% / 22% 10% $86,213 92 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 27 30% / 70% 0% $58,562 61

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $13.7M #66 49% $0.3M
Engineering $9.5M #194 79% $0.6M 6 #198 47
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.3M #230 18% $0 11 #226 32
Physical Sciences & Math $2.6M #270 89% $0
Education $1.2M #223 30% $0 11 #315
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #384 82% $0.0M
Computer Science $0.4M #286 40% $0.2M
Business & Economics $0.2M #307 63% $0
Health Sciences $0.2M #348 88% $0 7 #161
Total $31.6M #226 58% $1.1M 35 #305 79

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 77%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 79%
SAT Range 860 – 1080
SAT Math Range 410 – 530
SAT RW Range 450 – 550