Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,404
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 20%
From Region 17%

Racial/Ethnic

White 34%
Hispanic 26%
Asian 14%
International 9%
Mixed 7%
Black 6%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 105 53% / 47% 6% $59,200 60
Chemistry 6 50% / 50% 17% $64,498 71
Mathematics 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $75,338 84
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,756 84
Biochemistry 8 38% / 62% 0% $61,501 65
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2 100% / 0% 100%
Biology 16 69% / 31% 6% $62,860 68
Biomedical Sciences 27 48% / 52% 4% $61,375 65
Biophysics 3 100% / 0% 0% $61,752 66
American Literature 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,064 29
Archaeology $54,876 50
English 7 43% / 57% 0% $46,987 26
History 8 +2 75% / 25% 0% $53,800 46
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
International Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,340 58
Italian 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,554 49
Modern Languages 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $54,007 47
Political Science 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $60,012 62
Spanish 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $54,798 49
Art 3 0% / 100% 0% $40,952 12
Music 2 50% / 50% 0% $41,691 14
Music Performance 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $41,859 14
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0%
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians 1 100% / 0% 0% $81,038 88
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 63 63% / 37% 5% $60,505 63 87%
Accounting 14 57% / 43% 7% $67,109 75
Business Administration 26 +1 69% / 31% 4% $52,287 42 87%
Business Analytics 4 25% / 75% 0% $66,916 75
Finance 9 78% / 22% 0% $70,575 79
Human Resources Management 1 100% / 0% 0%
International Business $65,602 73
Management Information Systems 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,515 74
Marketing 8 50% / 50% 12% $60,375 63
Sales $61,393 65
Construction Management $91,654 94
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Computing 20 90% / 10% 5% $89,757 94
Electrical Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0%
Engineering Mechanics 3 67% / 33% 0%
Computer Science 11 +2 100% / 0% 0% $95,618 96
Computer and Information Systems Security 1 100% / 0% 0% $90,204 94
Information Technology $89,823 94
Information Technology 2 50% / 50% 50%
Digital Media 2 100% / 0% 0% $57,304 56
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Psychology 93 28% / 72% 1% $56,752 55 98%
Exercise Science 23 52% / 48% 4% $64,830 71 100%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies $58,580 59
Sports Management 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,830 71 100%
Behavioral Neuroscience 2 50% / 50% 0% $70,694 80
Clinical Psychology 10 20% / 80% 0% $53,569 46
Family Studies 5 0% / 100% 0% $49,242 33
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,689 43
Psychology 22 32% / 68% 0% $53,214 45
Social Work 5 20% / 80% 0% $55,761 52 96%
Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,485 46
Elementary Education 17 6% / 94% 0% $54,249 48 96%
History Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $53,975 47
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $54,498 48
Teaching English as a Second Language $54,032 47
Music Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,751 46
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Journalism and Communication 44 30% / 70% 14% $50,519 37
Advertising and Public Relations 3 33% / 67% 0% $65,465 73
Applied Communication $59,301 61
Broadcast Journalism 5 20% / 80% 60% $53,778 46
Communication 4 50% / 50% 0% $50,553 37
Journalism 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,053 47
Journalism 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,926 47
Public Relations 6 +1 17% / 83% 17% $58,891 60
Strategic Communication 1 0% / 100% 0%
Commercial and Advertising Art $44,498 20
Digital Arts 1 100% / 0% 0%
Film Production 8 62% / 38% 25% $41,980 14
Graphic Design 9 0% / 100% 0% $48,858 32
Photography 4 25% / 75% 0% $40,849 12
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 96 28% / 72% 11% $90,487 94 93%
Medical Laboratory Science 6 83% / 17% 17% $82,055 89
Nursing 89 25% / 75% 10% $91,367 94 93%
Health Administration 1 0% / 100% 100% $62,794 68
Art Therapy $57,674 57
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Religion 20 85% / 15% 15% $51,474 40
Biblical Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,448 40
Ministry 1 100% / 0% 100%
Religious Education $50,906 38
Religious Studies 9 +1 78% / 22% 0%
Theology 9 89% / 11% 22% $51,477 40

Financial

Tuition & Fees $29,211
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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 26.8% 118 33% / 67% 9% $85,721 91 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.9% 114 40% / 60% 6% $53,481 46 96%
Business & Economics 15.4% 68 60% / 40% 6% $60,826 64 87%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.7% 56 57% / 43% 7% $61,855 66
Arts 7.7% 34 35% / 65% 9% $45,345 22
Education 4.5% 20 10% / 90% 0% $54,183 48 96%
Computer Science 3.2% 14 93% / 7% 7% $95,167 96
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 12 67% / 33% 8% $69,953 79
Engineering 0.9% 4 75% / 25% 0%
Professional 0.2% 1 100% / 0% 0% $81,038 88

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total

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 74%
Yield (Unbound) 36%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1020 – 1300
SAT Math Range 490 – 640
SAT RW Range 530 – 660