Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Honors College

Name Honors Program
Students 2,000 (10%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,505
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 60%
From Region 25%
Athletes 2.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Black 20%
Asian 15%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Boyer College of Music and Dance 113 57% / 43% 6% $33,417 3 96%
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 10 30% / 70% 0% $41,719 9
Dance 26 8% / 92% 4% $35,425 4 100%
Jazz/Jazz Studies 32 81% / 19% 6% $31,662 2 95%
Music 3 100% / 0% 0% $31,662 2 95%
Music History, Literature, and Theory $31,662 2 95%
Music Performance 18 61% / 39% 11% $31,662 2 95%
Music Technology 19 89% / 11% 0% $31,662 2 95%
Music Theory and Composition 5 40% / 60% 40% $31,662 2
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 171 16% / 84% 1% $53,388 35 94%
Human Development and Family Studies 16 6% / 94% 0% $50,243 25 100%
Elementary Education 66 5% / 95% 0% $53,029 34 92%
English Education 16 31% / 69% 0% $53,248 34 94%
Language and Drama Education 2 50% / 50% 50% $53,248 34 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education $53,248 34
Middle School Education 9 33% / 67% 0% $53,029 34 92%
Social Studies Teacher Education 22 32% / 68% 0% $53,248 34 94%
Special Education and Teaching 6 17% / 83% 0% $68,002 71 94%
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,248 34 94%
Art Education 16 6% / 94% 0% $53,248 34 94%
Music Education 17 35% / 65% 0% $53,248 34 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 197 68% / 32% 7% $88,592 91 97%
Biomedical Engineering 33 30% / 70% 12% $98,346 96 100%
Civil Engineering 27 81% / 19% 7% $82,956 87 99%
Electrical Engineering 9 100% / 0% 0% $101,975 97 92%
Environmental Engineering 4 50% / 50% 0% $74,810 80
General Engineering 16 81% / 19% 0% $90,281 92
Industrial Engineering 6 50% / 50% 0% $96,212 95
Mechanical Engineering 53 79% / 21% 11% $87,084 90 96%
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician 8 0% / 100% 25% $91,449 93
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 13 85% / 15% 0% $87,475 90 100%
Engineering Technologies 23 74% / 26% 0% $79,967 85 93%
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 5 80% / 20% 0% $81,064 86
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 1,018 33% / 67% 2% $53,514 35 93%
Cybersecurity 5 80% / 20% 0%
Environmental Studies 27 26% / 74% 0% $60,232 54 97%
Horticultural Science 7 29% / 71% 0% $34,779 3 94%
Economics 39 74% / 26% 10% $73,480 79 91%
African American Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $48,513 21 88%
American Studies $43,904 11
Anthropology 15 33% / 67% 0% $47,647 18 87%
Asian Studies/Civilization $43,904 11 50%
Chinese $53,233 34
Classical Languages 3 33% / 67% 0% $53,030 34
English 54 26% / 74% 0% $44,950 13 88%
Environmental Science and Policy 18 50% / 50% 0% $60,232 54 97%
French $53,144 34
General Studies 1 0% / 100% 100% $49,246 23 94%
Geography 18 39% / 61% 6% $52,663 32 91%
German $53,319 34
Global Studies 22 23% / 77% 9% $50,433 26 100%
History 45 64% / 36% 0% $52,297 31 91%
International Relations $58,274 49
Italian 1 0% / 100% 0%
Japanese Studies $43,904 11
Latin American Studies $43,904 11 50%
Philosophy 13 38% / 62% 0% $46,487 16 96%
Political Science 104 42% / 58% 3% $60,484 55 90%
Psychology 345 22% / 78% 1% $50,155 25 92%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,261 20
Social Work 59 17% / 83% 2% $50,031 25 95%
Sociology 25 32% / 68% 0% $48,131 20 94%
Spanish 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,144 34 96%
Women's Studies 6 0% / 100% 0% $48,513 21 88%
General Education 16 44% / 56% 0% $49,246 23 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 9 22% / 78% 0% $38,614 6 92%
Criminal Justice 142 34% / 66% 1% $55,454 41 94%
Legal Professions and Studies 34 50% / 50% 0% $71,391 76 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 568 17% / 83% 1% $57,913 48 96%
Art Therapy/Therapist 15 0% / 100% 0% $55,239 40 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 41 0% / 100% 0% $58,543 50 98%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 202 25% / 75% 1% $43,129 10 98%
Music Therapy/Therapist 10 0% / 100% 0% $55,239 40 97%
Nursing 91 10% / 90% 1% $92,013 93 99%
Public Health 80 28% / 72% 1% $56,105 43 90%
Public Health Education and Promotion 93 13% / 87% 0% $56,105 43 90%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 19 11% / 89% 0% $55,239 40 97%
Medical Informatics 17 18% / 82% 0% $74,870 80 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Technology 948 50% / 50% 5% $82,121 87 96%
Computational Science 15 60% / 40% 27% $110,316 98
Computer Graphics 67 22% / 78% 1% $83,101 87
Computer Science 173 81% / 19% 8% $103,650 97 99%
Computer and Information Sciences 120 68% / 32% 4% $103,650 97 99%
Information Technology 61 79% / 21% 2% $103,650 97 99%
Mathematics and Computer Science 10 50% / 50% 20% $123,731 99 95%
Applied Mathematics 2 100% / 0% 0% $92,493 93
Applied Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0% $92,370 93
Chemistry 14 50% / 50% 14% $71,444 76 89%
Geosciences 3 33% / 67% 0% $61,387 57 100%
Mathematics 6 67% / 33% 33% $62,602 60 89%
Physical Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $72,457 77
Physics 10 50% / 50% 0% $72,668 78
Statistics 21 43% / 57% 14% $87,112 90 100%
Biochemistry 21 43% / 57% 5% $64,860 65 94%
Biology 201 31% / 69% 2% $73,318 78 93%
Biophysics 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,860 65 94%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 8 25% / 75% 12% $52,858 33
Genome Sciences/Genomics 22 23% / 77% 0% $66,032 67
Neuroscience 78 22% / 78% 4% $50,973 27 97%
Natural Sciences 29 24% / 76% 0% $56,634 44 92%
Interdisciplinary Studies 79 47% / 53% 0% $53,306 34
Historic Preservation and Conservation 3 67% / 33% 0% $60,083 54
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fox School of Business 1,011 57% / 43% 5% $77,238 83 96%
Accounting 127 50% / 50% 6% $78,041 83 95%
Actuarial Science 20 70% / 30% 5% $101,854 97 97%
Entrepreneurship 17 59% / 41% 6% $68,847 72 90%
Finance 199 73% / 27% 6% $81,101 86 96%
Financial Planning and Services 10 90% / 10% 0% $81,101 86 96%
General Business 154 62% / 38% 4% $72,476 77 95%
Human Resources Management 29 28% / 72% 0% $77,673 83 95%
International Business 44 32% / 68% 9% $68,802 72 84%
Logistics 49 63% / 37% 8% $79,980 85 100%
Marketing 178 46% / 54% 4% $73,389 79 95%
Organizational Behavior Studies 41 56% / 44% 10% $77,673 83 95%
Real Estate 8 62% / 38% 12% $76,806 82 89%
Risk Management 135 57% / 43% 5% $79,980 85 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Media and Communication 519 37% / 63% 2% $56,742 45 93%
Advertising and Public Relations 172 32% / 68% 2% $62,387 59 95%
Journalism 53 30% / 70% 2% $53,210 34 92%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 95 32% / 68% 1% $51,145 28 84%
Organizational Communication $62,387 59 95%
Public Relations 44 32% / 68% 0% $62,387 59 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 16 31% / 69% 0% $62,387 59 95%
Radio and Television 139 51% / 49% 2% $52,495 32 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Pharmacy 6 50% / 50% 0% $138,411 100 94%
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 6 50% / 50% 0% $138,411 100 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management 164 60% / 40% 6% $60,822 56 97%
Kinesiology 47 49% / 51% 4% $62,690 60 97%
Hospitality Management 19 26% / 74% 11% $52,812 33 94%
Meeting and Event Planning 12 8% / 92% 8% $52,812 33 94%
Sport Management 86 80% / 20% 6% $62,690 60 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theater, Film and Media Arts 207 50% / 50% 2% $39,781 7 92%
Acting 40 40% / 60% 5% $36,754 4 92%
Film Production 127 60% / 40% 2% $41,689 9 92%
Musical Theatre 39 31% / 69% 0% $36,754 4 92%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 1 0% / 100% 0% $36,754 4 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Tyler School of Art and Architecture 172 33% / 67% 6% $51,048 28 91%
Architecture 72 43% / 57% 10% $61,504 57 91%
Art History 9 11% / 89% 0% $38,462 6 89%
Ceramics 6 0% / 100% 0% $38,462 6 89%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 5 40% / 60% 0% $68,965 72 91%
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 5 40% / 60% 0% $38,462 6 89%
Fine Arts and Art Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $38,462 6 89%
Graphic Design 9 22% / 78% 0% $62,707 60 97%
Landscape Architecture 8 25% / 75% 12% $52,131 31 96%
Metal and Jewelry Arts $38,462 6
Painting 20 20% / 80% 5% $38,462 6 89%
Photography 8 25% / 75% 12% $41,689 9 92%
Printmaking 17 47% / 53% 0% $38,462 6 89%
Sculpture 9 0% / 100% 0% $38,462 6 89%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $24,175
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $41,446
Est. In-State Cost $31,273
Est. Out-of-State Cost $53,615
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

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 26.6% 1,356 55% / 45% 5% $73,736 79 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.2% 1,181 33% / 67% 1% $52,303 31 92%
Health Sciences 11.9% 604 20% / 80% 1% $58,608 50 96%
Arts 10.5% 537 44% / 56% 4% $42,973 10 93%
Computer Science 8.9% 451 67% / 33% 6% $101,237 97 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.5% 331 29% / 71% 3% $66,511 68 94%
Professional 4.4% 225 43% / 57% 1% $64,067 63 95%
Engineering 2.9% 148 68% / 32% 8% $90,132 92 97%
Education 2.7% 138 20% / 80% 1% $53,306 34 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 63 25% / 75% 0% $55,748 42 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 60 50% / 50% 12% $77,510 83 95%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $126M #45 48% $15.1M 27 #88 147 40
Health Sciences $105M #59 53% $9.9M 12 #125 44 40
Humanities & Social Sciences $29.0M #79 48% $0.0M 86 #52 247 12
Physical Sciences & Math $19.4M #133 63% $0.1M 32 #90 177 17
Engineering $11.2M #185 47% $0.1M 11 #172 89 5
Computer Science $8.1M #102 72% $0.0M 12 #81 59 3
Education $6.6M #77 32% $0.1M 40 #87
Business & Economics $5.6M #94 28% $0 18 #67 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #314 0% $0 2
Total $312M #91 50% $25.4M 238 #101 764 119

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 72%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

Rankings

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Huge Community

Engineering

I Have Always Loved Legos General Engineering
Actually Employable and Won't Spend 10 Years Paying Off Debt

Physical Sciences & Math

No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group

Health Sciences

Open Wide Dentistry & Oral Health
Express Drill Track
Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
The Training Room

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
The House Always Wins Actuarial Science
Spreadsheet Prophets
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Fortune 500 Feeders
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Aspiring Ari Golds

Humanities & Social Sciences

Nosy for a Living Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Spin Class Professional Communication
Press-Release Artisans & Crisis-Comms JV
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Stealth Overachievers

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA

Arts

The "Will Paint for Food" Brigade Fine & Studio Arts
State School Studio Stars