Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,725 (69%)
Days Without Precipitation 266 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,275
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 5.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 54%
White 33%
Black 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 737 36% / 64% 1% $50,234 46 92%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 8 38% / 62% 0% $58,407 66
Chemistry 7 +2 71% / 29% 0% $59,822 68
Geosciences 12 50% / 50% 0% $57,926 65
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0% $58,814 66
Physics 7 43% / 57% 14% $64,670 76
Biology 67 31% / 69% 1% $56,969 63 93%
Biomedical Sciences 73 29% / 71% 1% $56,969 63 93%
Environmental Science 44 27% / 73% 0% $52,128 51 93%
Communication 42 21% / 79% 0% $41,686 21 96%
English 25 +1 36% / 64% 0% $39,306 15 87%
History 21 52% / 48% 0% $42,751 24 87%
Interdisciplinary Studies 107 47% / 53% 1% $54,146 56 93%
Mass Communication 28 +1 68% / 32% 4% $41,686 21 96%
Philosophy 3 +3 67% / 33% 0% $43,750 26
Political Science 15 53% / 47% 0% $51,360 49 95%
Psychology 130 19% / 81% 1% $47,436 37 86%
Sociology 13 +1 8% / 92% 0% $46,918 36
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,507 41
Art 26 38% / 62% 0% $44,166 28 86%
Graphic Design 14 21% / 79% 14% $49,798 44
Music 19 63% / 37% 0% $52,232 51 95%
Theater 21 48% / 52% 5% $38,116 13 100%
Criminal Justice 52 46% / 54% 0% $50,869 48 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 344 46% / 54% 1% $61,657 72 94%
Accounting 60 33% / 67% 3% $63,036 74 88%
Economics 4 25% / 75% 0% $67,141 79
Finance 47 +1 70% / 30% 4% $79,341 89 93%
General Business 80 55% / 45% 0% $51,670 50 100%
Management 90 41% / 59% 0% $61,863 72 94%
Management Information Systems 2 100% / 0% 0% $58,493 66 100%
Marketing 61 33% / 67% 0% $59,215 67 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 153 24% / 76% 2% $53,632 55 93%
Kinesiology 66 41% / 59% 3% $54,778 58 93%
Sport Management 12 50% / 50% 8% $54,778 58 93%
Elementary Education 75 4% / 96% 0% $52,441 52
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 136 78% / 22% 4% $94,560 97 92%
Civil Engineering 8 25% / 75% 0% $83,188 92
Electrical Engineering 14 93% / 7% 0% $108,854 99 100%
Industrial Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0% $101,686 98
Mechanical Engineering 41 85% / 15% 7% $94,390 97 85%
Computer Science 44 80% / 20% 0% $97,072 97 96%
Information Science/Studies 11 45% / 55% 18%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5 100% / 0% 0% $61,928 72 95%
Surveying Technology 12 92% / 8% 0% $89,846 95
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing and Health Sciences 176 17% / 83% 4% $78,629 89 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 22% / 78% 0% $71,203 83
Health Sciences $52,044 51 92%
Nursing 136 16% / 84% 4% $84,202 92 96%
Health Administration 31 19% / 81% 6% $56,338 61

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,241
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,122
Est. In-State Cost $13,248
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,617
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 41%

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 25.0% 387 44% / 56% 2% $61,018 71 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.9% 385 35% / 65% 1% $47,581 38 91%
Health Sciences 13.6% 211 24% / 76% 3% $74,444 86 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.1% 140 30% / 70% 1% $56,969 63 93%
Arts 5.2% 80 44% / 56% 4% $45,479 31 93%
Education 4.9% 75 4% / 96% 0% $52,441 52
Professional 4.5% 69 58% / 42% 0% $58,449 66 93%
Engineering 4.1% 64 78% / 22% 5% $96,268 97 89%
Computer Science 3.6% 55 73% / 27% 4% $97,072 97 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 44 27% / 73% 0% $52,128 51 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 36 50% / 50% 3% $59,762 68

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $23.3M #119 43% $0.5M 3 #202 69 15
Engineering $12.3M #179 31% $0.1M 6
Life & Natural Sciences $2.7M #231 56% $0.0M 2 #219
Computer Science $2.7M #176 73% $0.1M 5 #138 27
Agriculture & Food Science $1.8M #134 59% $0 1
Education $1.3M #212 65% $0 27 #158
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #336 45% $0
Health Sciences $0.2M #345 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.1M #374 0% $0
Total $45.1M #205 44% $0.6M 37 #295 96 22

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 72%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 970 – 1190
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 500 – 610