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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location College Station, TX
Population 270,000
Website http://www.tamu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 2,000 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 54,765
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 94%
From Region 1%
Athletes 1.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 26%
Asian 14%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2012 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2013 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2014 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2016 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2017 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2019 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2020 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2021 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2022 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2023 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2024 Men: 50.2% 50.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2012 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2014 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2016 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2017 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2018 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2019 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2020 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2021 Asian: 7.3% 7.3% 2022 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2023 Asian: 9.1% 9.1% 2024 Asian: 10.3% 10.3% 2011 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2015 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2017 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2019 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2023 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2012 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2013 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2014 Hispanic: 16.6% 16.6% 2015 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2016 Hispanic: 18.6% 18.6% 2017 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2018 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2019 Hispanic: 24.7% 24.7% 2020 Hispanic: 24.6% 24.6% 2021 Hispanic: 25.4% 25.4% 2022 Hispanic: 24.5% 24.5% 2023 Hispanic: 25.7% 25.7% 2024 Hispanic: 26.1% 26.1% 2011 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2012 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2013 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2014 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2015 White: 71.0% 71.0% 2016 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2017 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2018 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2023 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2024 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Asian: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 Asian: 10.4% 10.4% 2023 Asian: 11.5% 11.5% 2024 Asian: 12.8% 12.8% 2025 Asian: 13.8% 13.8% 2020 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Hispanic: 24.9% 24.9% 2021 Hispanic: 25.1% 25.1% 2022 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Hispanic: 25.3% 25.3% 2024 Hispanic: 25.5% 25.5% 2025 Hispanic: 25.8% 25.8% 2020 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2021 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2023 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2024 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2025 White: 51.8% 51.8% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bush School of Government and Public Service 718 58% / 42% 1% $75,760 80 96%
Economics 323 +3 69% / 31% 1% $84,473 88 97%
International Studies 122 — 40% / 60% 0% $66,334 66 92%
Political Science 273 +4 53% / 47% 0% $69,666 72 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 1,954 44% / 56% 1% $68,380 70 95%
Biochemistry 78 +6 46% / 54% 4% $63,571 61 100%
Ecology and Conservation Biology 42 — 69% / 31% 0% $63,789 61 96%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 89 — 33% / 67% 0% $44,127 11 95%
Genetics 41 +8 34% / 66% 0% $68,488 71 96%
Plant Biology — — — — $44,127 11 95%
Agribusiness 426 +16 59% / 41% 0% $76,410 81 94%
Agricultural Economics 324 +1 68% / 32% 0% $76,410 81 94%
Agricultural Leadership and Development 44 — 75% / 25% 0% $76,410 81 94%
Agriculture 26 — 12% / 88% 0% $64,781 63 98%
Animal Science 298 +1 24% / 76% 1% $64,892 64 95%
Entomology 20 +15 30% / 70% 0% $52,066 29 100%
Environmental Studies 64 — 25% / 75% 0% $71,841 76 96%
Fisheries Science 19 — 47% / 53% 0% $50,212 23 92%
Food Science and Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $74,723 79 88%
Forestry — — — — $65,558 65 90%
Horticulture 54 — 37% / 63% 0% $62,931 59 86%
Nutrition 143 +1 17% / 83% 1% $64,485 63 100%
Plant and Environmental Soil Science 23 +1 78% / 22% 0% $68,843 71 98%
Poultry Science 33 +1 45% / 55% 0% $64,892 64 95%
Rangeland Ecology and Management — — — — $68,843 71 98%
Renewable Natural Resources 19 +2 32% / 68% 0% $71,841 76 96%
Turfgrass Science 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $62,931 59 86%
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences 9 +1 22% / 78% 0% $63,789 61 95%
Hospitality Management 20 — 65% / 35% 0% $105,404 97 95%
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences 99 — 33% / 67% 3% $56,022 41 100%
Agricultural Communications and Journalism 72 +1 4% / 96% 0% $59,947 52 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 2,883 31% / 69% 0% $65,400 65 94%
Applied Mathematical Sciences 85 +6 66% / 34% 1% $97,506 95 94%
Chemistry 75 — 43% / 57% 1% $75,558 80 90%
Geology 38 — 68% / 32% 0% $76,374 81 92%
Geophysics 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $76,374 81 92%
Marine Sciences 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $67,965 70 —
Mathematics 40 +7 52% / 48% 0% $65,095 64 100%
Meteorology 28 — 36% / 64% 0% $63,309 60 97%
Oceanography 17 +1 41% / 59% 0% $76,374 81 92%
Physics 48 — 79% / 21% 0% $95,296 94 100%
Statistics 34 +2 59% / 41% 3% $106,996 98 94%
Biology 377 — 36% / 64% 1% $67,830 69 95%
Microbiology 15 +1 27% / 73% 0% $67,111 68 —
Molecular and Cell Biology 28 +1 21% / 79% 0% $67,597 69 —
Neuroscience 96 — 22% / 78% 0% $67,626 69 —
Environmental Geosciences 58 +1 34% / 66% 0% $71,841 76 96%
Marine Biology 96 +1 28% / 72% 0% $44,127 11 95%
Zoology 21 — 14% / 86% 0% $52,066 29 100%
Anthropology 36 +2 47% / 53% 0% $45,439 13 93%
Classics 6 +3 67% / 33% 0% $65,852 65 —
Communication 465 — 19% / 81% 0% $65,440 65 92%
English 106 +4 18% / 82% 0% $56,348 42 91%
Geography 16 +1 75% / 25% 0% $75,036 80 89%
History 117 +4 68% / 32% 1% $56,715 43 91%
International Affairs 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Journalism 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $58,807 49 —
Modern Languages 4 +10 75% / 25% 25% $68,402 70 96%
Philosophy 24 +1 50% / 50% 0% $62,938 59 89%
Psychology 581 +6 15% / 85% 0% $60,800 54 93%
Sociology 208 +8 20% / 80% 1% $59,198 50 93%
Spanish 6 +6 33% / 67% 0% $62,649 59 92%
Telecommunication Media Studies 65 — 40% / 60% 2% $63,269 60 100%
Women's and Gender Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,659 42 —
Spatial Sciences 56 — 80% / 20% 0% $75,036 80 89%
Forensic and Investigative Sciences 90 — 20% / 80% 0% $66,212 66 100%
Maritime Studies 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $59,919 52 100%
Pre-Law — — — — $62,028 57 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 3,554 78% / 22% 2% $107,372 98 98%
Aerospace Engineering 218 — 85% / 15% 1% $101,162 96 91%
Architectural Engineering 59 — 63% / 37% 2% $94,841 94 —
Biomedical Engineering 153 — 53% / 47% 1% $105,966 98 95%
Chemical Engineering 185 — 62% / 38% 0% $129,746 99 97%
Civil Engineering 226 — 79% / 21% 0% $99,877 96 99%
Computer Engineering 145 — 86% / 14% 1% $125,068 99 99%
Electrical Engineering 369 — 88% / 12% 2% $112,472 99 100%
Environmental Engineering 24 — 38% / 62% 4% $83,970 87 —
Industrial Engineering 259 — 71% / 29% 3% $108,682 98 99%
Materials Science and Engineering 73 — 67% / 33% 1% $98,154 95 —
Mechanical Engineering 416 — 86% / 14% 2% $102,460 97 97%
Multidisciplinary Engineering 24 — 71% / 29% 0% $107,486 98 —
Nuclear Engineering 70 — 81% / 19% 0% $96,019 95 88%
Ocean Engineering 45 — 89% / 11% 0% $99,181 96 92%
Petroleum Engineering 76 — 75% / 25% 30% $131,062 100 95%
Computer Science 440 — 81% / 19% 5% $126,770 99 100%
Cybersecurity 99 — 73% / 27% 1% $85,699 89 94%
Biological and Agricultural Engineering 39 — 64% / 36% 0% $85,116 88 92%
Industrial Distribution 292 — 77% / 23% 1% $96,181 95 100%
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology 119 — 78% / 22% 1% $96,482 95 96%
Industrial Engineering Technology 20 — 95% / 5% 0% $92,311 93 —
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology 113 — 88% / 12% 2% $92,636 93 100%
Mechatronics Engineering Technology 90 — 86% / 14% 3% $93,216 93 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts 105 32% / 68% 0% $59,964 52 95%
Visualization 91 — 30% / 70% 0% $60,327 53 94%
Performance Studies 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,608 45 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mays Business School 1,575 51% / 49% 1% $93,543 93 96%
Accounting 333 +2 50% / 50% 1% $106,458 98 96%
Finance 333 +22 74% / 26% 1% $105,404 97 95%
Human Resource Management 109 — 17% / 83% 0% $79,967 84 95%
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 102 +3 52% / 48% 0% $86,153 89 95%
Management 297 +39 46% / 54% 1% $86,153 89 95%
Management Information Systems 137 +3 63% / 37% 1% $97,817 95 100%
Marketing 220 +10 25% / 75% 1% $74,989 80 97%
Nonprofit Management — — — — $86,153 89 95%
Supply Chain Management 44 +1 75% / 25% 0% $86,153 89 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Architecture 586 74% / 26% 1% $96,394 95 97%
Architecture 102 — 29% / 71% 2% $70,631 74 97%
Landscape Architecture 30 — 47% / 53% 0% $77,151 82 87%
Urban and Regional Planning 39 — 49% / 51% 3% $68,319 70 100%
Construction Science 415 — 90% / 10% 0% $106,756 98 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Dentistry 27 4% / 96% 4% $67,912 69 97%
Dental Hygiene 27 — 4% / 96% 4% $67,912 69 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Human Development 888 36% / 64% 1% $70,725 74 96%
Kinesiology 335 — 39% / 61% 0% $71,176 75 96%
Sport Management 200 — 64% / 36% 2% $71,176 75 96%
Teaching, Learning and Culture 302 — 5% / 95% 1% $62,418 58 —
Aviation Management 51 — 96% / 4% 0% $115,195 99 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 269 12% / 88% 0% $90,593 92 97%
Nursing 269 — 12% / 88% 0% $90,593 92 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Health 688 15% / 85% 0% $70,832 74 99%
Community Health 30 — 10% / 90% 0% $69,211 72 100%
Epidemiology 38 — 34% / 66% 0% $69,905 73 —
Public Health 252 — 22% / 78% 0% $69,073 71 98%
Public Health Sciences 368 — 8% / 92% 0% $72,265 76 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 545 33% / 67% 0% $67,830 69 95%
Biomedical Sciences 545 — 33% / 67% 0% $67,830 69 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University Studies 281 50% / 50% 0% $59,549 51 93%
University Studies 281 — 50% / 50% 0% $59,549 51 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,251
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $41,419
Est. In-State Cost $17,141
Est. Out-of-State Cost $53,580
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 80.7% 80.7% 2012 Graduated: 79.6% 79.6% 2013 Graduated: 79.1% 79.1% 2014 Graduated: 79.3% 79.3% 2015 Graduated: 78.9% 78.9% 2016 Graduated: 80.2% 80.2% 2017 Graduated: 82.1% 82.1% 2018 Graduated: 81.9% 81.9% 2019 Graduated: 81.7% 81.7% 2020 Graduated: 82.5% 82.5% 2021 Graduated: 83.4% 83.4% 2022 Graduated: 83.5% 83.5% 2023 Graduated: 83.8% 83.8% 2024 Graduated: 83.9% 83.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 77.2% 77.2% 2012 Men: 76.3% 76.3% 2013 Men: 74.7% 74.7% 2014 Men: 75.5% 75.5% 2015 Men: 74.6% 74.6% 2016 Men: 76.8% 76.8% 2017 Men: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 Men: 77.7% 77.7% 2019 Men: 77.6% 77.6% 2020 Men: 78.6% 78.6% 2021 Men: 80.6% 80.6% 2022 Men: 80.1% 80.1% 2023 Men: 80.4% 80.4% 2024 Men: 80.7% 80.7% 2011 Women: 84.1% 84.1% 2012 Women: 82.8% 82.8% 2013 Women: 83.3% 83.3% 2014 Women: 83.4% 83.4% 2015 Women: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 Women: 83.9% 83.9% 2017 Women: 86.4% 86.4% 2018 Women: 85.9% 85.9% 2019 Women: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 Women: 86.3% 86.3% 2021 Women: 85.9% 85.9% 2022 Women: 87.2% 87.2% 2023 Women: 87.4% 87.4% 2024 Women: 87.4% 87.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 81.0% 81.0% 2012 Asian: 80.5% 80.5% 2013 Asian: 80.5% 80.5% 2014 Asian: 82.0% 82.0% 2015 Asian: 78.8% 78.8% 2016 Asian: 80.7% 80.7% 2017 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2018 Asian: 81.1% 81.1% 2019 Asian: 81.1% 81.1% 2020 Asian: 82.8% 82.8% 2021 Asian: 86.0% 86.0% 2022 Asian: 86.9% 86.9% 2023 Asian: 83.6% 83.6% 2024 Asian: 85.7% 85.7% 2011 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Black: 64.7% 64.7% 2013 Black: 64.4% 64.4% 2014 Black: 66.1% 66.1% 2015 Black: 67.9% 67.9% 2016 Black: 72.0% 72.0% 2017 Black: 68.1% 68.1% 2018 Black: 61.2% 61.2% 2019 Black: 70.9% 70.9% 2020 Black: 83.7% 83.7% 2021 Black: 74.9% 74.9% 2022 Black: 70.7% 70.7% 2023 Black: 74.6% 74.6% 2024 Black: 72.4% 72.4% 2011 Hispanic: 72.1% 72.1% 2012 Hispanic: 69.1% 69.1% 2013 Hispanic: 72.9% 72.9% 2014 Hispanic: 72.3% 72.3% 2015 Hispanic: 71.5% 71.5% 2016 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7% 2017 Hispanic: 77.1% 77.1% 2018 Hispanic: 76.3% 76.3% 2019 Hispanic: 74.6% 74.6% 2020 Hispanic: 75.4% 75.4% 2021 Hispanic: 76.6% 76.6% 2022 Hispanic: 77.9% 77.9% 2023 Hispanic: 79.1% 79.1% 2024 Hispanic: 78.6% 78.6% 2011 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2012 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2013 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2014 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2015 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2016 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2017 White: 84.3% 84.3% 2018 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2019 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2020 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2021 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2022 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2023 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2024 White: 86.8% 86.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 17.8% 2,509 57% / 43% 1% $89,514 91 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.1% 2,403 31% / 69% 0% $62,244 58 93%
Engineering 16.6% 2,342 77% / 23% 2% $108,348 98 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 12.3% 1,727 45% / 55% 0% $69,536 72 95%
Health Sciences 9.4% 1,319 20% / 80% 0% $74,890 79 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.3% 1,311 35% / 65% 0% $65,830 65 95%
Professional 6.4% 907 81% / 19% 1% $97,973 95 98%
Computer Science 4.5% 630 73% / 27% 3% $110,719 98 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 382 58% / 42% 1% $83,704 87 94%
Education 2.1% 302 5% / 95% 1% $62,418 58 —
Arts 1.7% 241 48% / 52% 1% $71,336 75 94%

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $496M #3 36% $16.9M 283 #5 1,815 133
Agriculture & Food Science $298M #1 26% $5.9M 37 #12 289 108
Physical Sciences & Math $206M #13 67% $2.8M 110 #15 863 118
Life & Natural Sciences $114M #50 61% $2.6M 100 #18 700 127
Health Sciences $113M #57 33% $2.0M 23 #82 144 60
Humanities & Social Sciences $46.7M #45 47% $0.1M 107 #39 485 30
Computer Science $35.5M #21 65% $0.4M 19 #52 154 1
Education $35.5M #14 56% $0.1M 49 #63 — —
Business & Economics $22.3M #22 24% $6.0M 40 #15 60 —
Total $1,369M #21 42% $36.8M 768 #12 4,510 577

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 52%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 54% 41% 49%

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 63.4% 63.4% 2012 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9% 2013 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2014 Acceptance: 71.0% 71.0% 2015 Acceptance: 66.6% 66.6% 2016 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2% 2017 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2018 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6% 2019 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2020 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3% 2021 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6% 2023 Acceptance: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4% 2011 Yield: 50.1% 50.1% 2012 Yield: 43.9% 43.9% 2013 Yield: 47.0% 47.0% 2014 Yield: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 Yield: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Yield: 43.4% 43.4% 2017 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 Yield: 45.7% 45.7% 2019 Yield: 43.2% 43.2% 2020 Yield: 41.0% 41.0% 2021 Yield: 43.8% 43.8% 2022 Yield: 45.9% 45.9% 2023 Yield: 42.8% 42.8% 2024 Yield: 39.9% 39.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 25,990 25,990 2012 Applicants: 27,730 27,730 2013 Applicants: 31,387 31,387 2014 Applicants: 32,190 32,190 2015 Applicants: 33,213 33,213 2016 Applicants: 34,780 34,780 2017 Applicants: 36,669 36,669 2018 Applicants: 36,000 36,000 2019 Applicants: 42,476 42,476 2020 Applicants: 42,872 42,872 2021 Applicants: 43,763 43,763 2022 Applicants: 43,422 43,422 2023 Applicants: 50,832 50,832 2024 Applicants: 54,669 54,669 2011 Admitted: 16,488 16,488 2012 Admitted: 18,546 18,546 2013 Admitted: 21,803 21,803 2014 Admitted: 22,863 22,863 2015 Admitted: 22,134 22,134 2016 Admitted: 23,361 23,361 2017 Admitted: 25,866 25,866 2018 Admitted: 24,343 24,343 2019 Admitted: 24,549 24,549 2020 Admitted: 27,125 27,125 2021 Admitted: 28,132 28,132 2022 Admitted: 27,203 27,203 2023 Admitted: 32,149 32,149 2024 Admitted: 31,397 31,397 2011 Enrolled: 8,254 8,254 2012 Enrolled: 8,143 8,143 2013 Enrolled: 10,241 10,241 2014 Enrolled: 10,835 10,835 2015 Enrolled: 10,318 10,318 2016 Enrolled: 10,142 10,142 2017 Enrolled: 11,639 11,639 2018 Enrolled: 11,133 11,133 2019 Enrolled: 10,613 10,613 2020 Enrolled: 11,110 11,110 2021 Enrolled: 12,323 12,323 2022 Enrolled: 12,490 12,490 2023 Enrolled: 13,753 13,753 2024 Enrolled: 12,530 12,530

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 95%
SAT Range 1160 – 1390
SAT Math Range 570 – 710
SAT RW Range 580 – 690

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1100 1100 2012 25th: 1080 1080 2013 25th: 1070 1070 2014 25th: 1080 1080 2015 25th: 1070 1070 2016 25th: 1070 1070 2017 25th: 1140 1140 2018 25th: 1170 1170 2019 25th: 1160 1160 2020 25th: 1160 1160 2021 25th: 1140 1140 2022 25th: 1150 1150 2023 25th: 1140 1140 2024 25th: 1150 1150 2011 75th: 1320 1320 2012 75th: 1310 1310 2013 75th: 1290 1290 2014 75th: 1310 1310 2015 75th: 1310 1310 2016 75th: 1310 1310 2017 75th: 1360 1360 2018 75th: 1380 1380 2019 75th: 1390 1390 2020 75th: 1380 1380 2021 75th: 1380 1380 2022 75th: 1390 1390 2023 75th: 1380 1380 2024 75th: 1400 1400

SAT Math

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 570 570 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 550 550 2014 25th: 560 560 2015 25th: 550 550 2016 25th: 550 550 2017 25th: 570 570 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 580 580 2020 25th: 580 580 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 580 580 2023 25th: 570 570 2024 25th: 570 570 2011 75th: 670 670 2012 75th: 670 670 2013 75th: 660 660 2014 75th: 670 670 2015 75th: 670 670 2016 75th: 670 670 2017 75th: 690 690 2018 75th: 700 700 2019 75th: 710 710 2020 75th: 700 700 2021 75th: 700 700 2022 75th: 710 710 2023 75th: 700 700 2024 75th: 710 710

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 530 530 2012 25th: 520 520 2013 25th: 520 520 2014 25th: 520 520 2015 25th: 520 520 2016 25th: 520 520 2017 25th: 570 570 2018 25th: 580 580 2019 25th: 580 580 2020 25th: 580 580 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 570 570 2023 25th: 570 570 2024 25th: 580 580 2011 75th: 650 650 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 640 640 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 670 670 2018 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 680 680 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 690 690

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.

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