Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 70,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,319
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 99%
From Region 1%
Athletes 7.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Hispanic 24%
Black 12%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture 123 46% / 54% 0% $56,459 59 97%
Agribusiness Operations $57,598 62
Agricultural Mechanization $56,883 60
Agriculture 62 31% / 69% 0% $56,630 60
Animal Sciences $49,439 40
Environmental Science 12 33% / 67% 0% $56,667 60 100%
Forestry 49 67% / 33% 0% $56,192 59 96%
Wildlife and Wildlands Management $59,630 66
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 197 38% / 62% 1% $47,837 36 95%
Art 62 40% / 60% 0% $34,726 7 92%
Art History $34,726 7
Dance 11 +2 18% / 82% 0% $57,791 62 95%
Interior Design 26 8% / 92% 4% $53,607 52
Music 63 46% / 54% 0% $58,548 64 98%
Theatre 35 49% / 51% 0% $44,371 25 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal and Applied Arts 294 32% / 68% 0% $50,552 44 94%
Geographic Information Systems 10 90% / 10% 0% $68,061 79
Medical Humanities $53,432 52
Communication Studies 8 50% / 50% 0% $44,416 25 94%
Creative Writing 9 44% / 56% 0% $40,008 15 94%
English 21 10% / 90% 0% $47,094 33 90%
Geography $55,051 56
History 24 50% / 50% 0% $54,918 56 97%
Human Services $49,860 42
Mass Communication 38 50% / 50% 0% $44,416 25 94%
Modern Languages 8 +5 38% / 62% 0% $51,089 45 96%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0% $45,763 29
Political Science 17 41% / 59% 6% $59,240 65 100%
Psychology 88 +1 16% / 84% 0% $50,617 44 92%
Public Administration 2 50% / 50% 0% $58,293 63
Social Work 25 8% / 92% 0% $47,100 33 93%
Sociology 11 27% / 73% 0% $42,542 20 94%
Strategic Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,477 55
Sustainability 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,085 53
Criminal Justice 28 46% / 54% 0% $56,303 59 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences and Mathematics 170 66% / 34% 1% $66,229 77 98%
Electrical Engineering 3 100% / 0% 0%
Engineering Physics 4 100% / 0% 0% $79,659 89 100%
Mechanical Engineering 9 100% / 0% 0% $85,345 93
Computer Science 27 74% / 26% 0% $78,321 88 98%
Data Analytics $76,052 86
Information Technology 16 94% / 6% 6% $78,321 88 98%
Chemistry 13 38% / 62% 0% $58,683 64
Geology 3 33% / 67% 0% $57,323 61
Mathematics and Statistics 13 54% / 46% 0% $59,503 66 100%
Physics and Astronomy 4 100% / 0% 0% $65,518 76
Biochemistry 8 75% / 25% 0% $54,262 54
Biology 41 24% / 76% 0% $43,176 22 97%
Aviation 3 100% / 0% 0%
Construction Management 26 100% / 0% 0% $85,861 93
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
DeWitt School of Nursing 143 11% / 89% 3% $88,441 94 97%
Nursing 143 11% / 89% 3% $88,441 94 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
James I. Perkins College of Education 614 19% / 81% 0% $51,325 46 96%
Dietetics 12 8% / 92% 0% $54,545 55
Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,746 47 100%
Audiology 7 14% / 86% 0% $56,112 59 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 39 3% / 97% 0% $56,112 59 97%
Health Sciences 55 18% / 82% 0% $49,147 40 100%
Kinesiology 110 56% / 44% 1% $53,968 53 96%
Rehabilitation Services 11 9% / 91% 0% $51,762 47 88%
Family and Consumer Sciences 89 15% / 85% 0% $42,603 20 97%
General Studies 12 17% / 83% 8% $50,462 43
Interdisciplinary Studies 254 6% / 94% 0% $52,693 50 96%
Multidisciplinary Studies 18 39% / 61% 0% $51,447 46
Fashion Merchandising 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,514 46
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Nelson Rusche College of Business 343 52% / 48% 1% $60,314 67 96%
Accounting 44 +1 45% / 55% 2% $63,850 74 98%
Banking and Finance 1 0% / 100% 0% $72,698 84 95%
Business Communication 6 67% / 33% 0% $62,008 71
Business Economics 5 +1 60% / 40% 20% $69,421 81
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $67,342 78
Entrepreneurship 13 69% / 31% 0% $61,781 70
Finance 30 +1 73% / 27% 3% $72,698 84 95%
General Business 121 56% / 44% 1% $54,476 55 97%
Hospitality Administration 20 10% / 90% 0% $49,128 39 91%
Human Resource Management 7 29% / 71% 0% $67,833 79 100%
International Business 9 67% / 33% 11% $66,277 77
Management 38 +1 71% / 29% 0% $72,604 84 97%
Marketing 48 33% / 67% 0% $54,808 55 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,691
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,922
Est. In-State Cost $15,123
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,239
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

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 33.4% 629 17% / 83% 0% $49,781 41 95%
Health Sciences 19.4% 365 25% / 75% 1% $66,951 78 97%
Business & Economics 18.2% 343 52% / 48% 1% $60,315 67 96%
Arts 10.6% 199 38% / 62% 1% $47,875 36 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.4% 140 42% / 58% 0% $56,127 59 97%
Professional 3.0% 57 74% / 26% 0% $70,535 82 94%
Computer Science 2.8% 53 83% / 17% 2% $76,385 87 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 49 33% / 67% 0% $44,986 27 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 33 52% / 48% 0% $59,711 66 100%
Engineering 0.8% 16 100% / 0% 0% $83,595 91 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $2.1M #126 28% $0.1M 17
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #426 34% $0.1M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #390 6% $0 4 #289 31
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #415 29% $0.0M
Education $0.3M #321 1% $0 3 #401
Health Sciences $0.3M #332 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #418 0% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #489 0% $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $4.2M #404 23% $0.1M 7 #504 48

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 83%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 55%
SAT Range 970 – 1170
SAT Math Range 470 – 570
SAT RW Range 500 – 600