Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 2,800,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,056 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,559
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 56%
From Region 5%
Athletes 7.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Asian 21%
Hispanic 20%
Mixed 9%
International 8%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 816 43% / 57% 7% $80,522 78 96%
Engineering Physics 4 75% / 25% 0% $117,728 98
Computer Science 119 +2 73% / 27% 20% $128,969 99 100%
Chemistry 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $65,449 47
Mathematics 13 +6 62% / 38% 23% $81,766 79 100%
Physics 3 33% / 67% 0% $78,768 76
Biochemistry 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $68,857 57
Biology 59 +5 37% / 63% 5% $62,958 40 98%
Neuroscience 24 +2 25% / 75% 8% $66,234 50
Environmental Science 18 50% / 50% 0% $66,971 52 96%
Environmental Studies 21 24% / 76% 5% $66,971 52 96%
Public Health Science 60 +12 17% / 83% 2% $58,199 26 95%
Economics 86 +10 71% / 29% 7% $115,156 98 96%
Anthropology 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $66,020 49
Child Studies 12 +6 8% / 92% 8% $68,260 55
Classics 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $69,563 58
Communication 103 +12 28% / 72% 8% $66,843 51 91%
English 20 +6 20% / 80% 0% $73,985 67 86%
Ethnic Studies 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $66,440 50
French +7 $68,385 55
Gender and Sexuality Studies +3 $68,928 57
History 14 +3 64% / 36% 0% $69,068 57
Italian 1 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Studies 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,210 57
Philosophy 12 +12 75% / 25% 8% $66,007 49
Political Science 68 +16 43% / 57% 0% $65,945 49 98%
Psychology 102 +10 34% / 66% 4% $69,785 59 92%
Religious Studies 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $67,273 53
Sociology 12 +3 25% / 75% 17% $69,673 58 100%
Spanish 4 +10 25% / 75% 0% $68,477 56
Art History 4 0% / 100% 25% $45,857 5
Music 4 +4 75% / 25% 0% $46,079 6
Studio Art 13 +2 31% / 69% 0% $46,392 6
Theatre 5 +4 0% / 100% 0% $38,939 2 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Leavey School of Business 439 57% / 43% 5% $103,445 95 95%
Accounting 48 52% / 48% 2% $110,163 97 96%
Accounting & Information Systems $110,163 97
Economics 24 88% / 12% 0% $113,394 98
Finance 226 73% / 27% 7% $113,736 98 95%
Management & Entrepreneurship 40 45% / 55% 5% $66,171 50 89%
Management Information Systems $136,355 99
Marketing 101 22% / 78% 5% $89,626 86 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 346 68% / 32% 7% $133,406 99 97%
Bioengineering 27 59% / 41% 0% $106,038 96 92%
Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering 28 61% / 39% 4% $100,107 93 100%
Computer Hardware Engineering 20 +2 85% / 15% 0% $171,545 100 98%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 89 75% / 25% 6% $171,545 100 97%
Electrical Engineering 11 100% / 0% 9% $124,979 99 100%
General Engineering 7 71% / 29% 0% $109,436 97
Mechanical Engineering 67 79% / 21% 7% $105,943 96 97%
Computer Science and Engineering 85 51% / 49% 15% $133,495 99
Web Design and Engineering 12 58% / 42% 0% $100,684 93

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,487
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
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
Business & Economics 32.8% 525 59% / 41% 6% $105,364 95 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.8% 365 33% / 67% 4% $68,147 55 93%
Engineering 15.8% 253 75% / 25% 5% $134,681 99 97%
Computer Science 13.5% 216 63% / 37% 17% $129,179 99 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 97 37% / 63% 5% $64,620 45 98%
Health Sciences 3.7% 60 17% / 83% 2% $58,199 26 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 39 36% / 64% 3% $66,971 52 96%
Arts 1.6% 26 27% / 73% 4% $44,828 5 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 20 55% / 45% 20% $78,053 75 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $4.2M #222 36% $0.3M 7 #193 61 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.3M #299 29% $0.0M 3 #297
Education $1.1M #226 63% $0 14 #277
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #375 62% $0 3
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #407 81% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #237 31% $0
Health Sciences $0.1M #379 27% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $8.0M #330 44% $0.3M 24 #357 61 9

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 48%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 47% 53% 28%
Early Decision 77% 87% 46%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1330 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 750
SAT RW Range 660 – 730