Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,538
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 14%
From Region 7%
Athletes 6.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 11%
Black 6%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
A.B. Freeman School of Business 674 58% / 42% 8% $110,574 95 95%
Finance 350 +13 71% / 29% 11% $118,359 97 96%
Human Resources Management 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
International Business 49 +24 53% / 47% 0% $87,004 79 100%
Management 129 +79 59% / 41% 5% $113,645 96 94%
Marketing 144 +22 28% / 72% 5% $96,923 87 93%
Organizational Behavior Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Architecture 85 55% / 45% 5% $87,085 79 93%
Real Estate 33 +5 70% / 30% 3% $90,696 82
Architecture 22 45% / 55% 5% $75,805 59 93%
Sustainable Real Estate Development 30 47% / 53% 7% $91,387 83
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Liberal Arts 765 29% / 71% 2% $66,203 32 93%
Environmental Studies 24 +36 21% / 79% 0% $79,890 68 97%
Exercise Science 17 +7 24% / 76% 0% $61,494 19
Economics 64 +22 52% / 48% 11% $95,648 87 95%
Political Economy 38 +7 34% / 66% 0% $73,574 54 96%
African and African Diaspora Studies +3 $50,168 4 96%
Anthropology 26 +9 23% / 77% 0% $43,273 2 83%
Asian Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,168 4 96%
Classical Studies 3 +6 33% / 67% 0% $61,821 20
Communication 146 +34 13% / 87% 3% $59,390 15 89%
Communication $51,059 5
Digital Media Practices 17 +28 41% / 59% 0% $41,972 2 100%
English 38 +12 16% / 84% 0% $62,632 22 97%
French 2 +7 0% / 100% 0% $63,815 25 91%
German 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
History 25 +12 56% / 44% 0% $64,137 26 93%
International Development 21 +5 10% / 90% 5% $95,648 87 95%
International Relations 47 +11 32% / 68% 6% $69,106 41 92%
Italian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Jewish Studies 2 +8 50% / 50% 0% $54,194 7
Korean Studies $50,168 4
Latin American Studies 6 +7 33% / 67% 0% $50,168 4 96%
Linguistics 7 +3 0% / 100% 0% $63,423 24
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy 24 +20 58% / 42% 0% $55,938 9 94%
Political Science 98 +29 36% / 64% 2% $73,574 54 96%
Russian 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,856 25
Social Policy and Practice 10 30% / 70% 0% $44,384 2 85%
Sociology 35 +29 17% / 83% 3% $74,661 56 93%
Spanish and Portuguese 5 +13 0% / 100% 0% $63,815 25 91%
Strategic Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,133 18 97%
Women's Studies 5 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 8 +6 0% / 100% 12% $46,205 3 94%
Communication Design 41 24% / 76% 0% $57,309 11
Dance 7 +4 0% / 100% 0% $42,153 2
Film Studies 6 83% / 17% 0% $47,691 3
Music 12 +1 67% / 33% 0% $46,785 3
Studio Art 7 +5 0% / 100% 0% $46,205 3 94%
Theatre 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $39,462 2
Theatre Design and Technology 2 50% / 50% 0%
Legal Studies in Business 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $59,541 15
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Professional Advancement 38 50% / 50% 5% $63,408 24 92%
Cybersecurity 6 100% / 0% 17% $81,801 71
Liberal Arts $49,144 4 95%
Early Childhood Education 14 0% / 100% 7% $56,266 10
Digital Media Production 3 100% / 0% 0% $57,413 11 96%
Homeland Security Studies 15 +16 67% / 33% 0% $63,916 26 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 178 19% / 81% 2% $77,271 62 96%
Health and Wellness 25 +11 64% / 36% 4% $64,075 26 93%
Public Health 153 12% / 88% 2% $79,428 67 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Science and Engineering 571 31% / 69% 6% $72,230 50 98%
Biomedical Engineering 16 44% / 56% 6% $117,022 97 100%
Chemical Engineering 15 40% / 60% 7% $103,058 91 95%
Engineering Physics 23 70% / 30% 13% $105,347 93
Computer Science 5 60% / 40% 20% $61,819 20 96%
Information Technology 5 60% / 40% 20%
Chemistry 8 50% / 50% 12% $70,225 44
Earth and Environmental Sciences 5 40% / 60% 0% $69,366 42
Mathematics 44 +6 70% / 30% 32% $84,950 76 100%
Physics 6 33% / 67% 0% $81,591 71
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $72,998 52
Cell and Molecular Biology 70 +2 31% / 69% 6% $75,641 59 100%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 45 +1 31% / 69% 0% $50,233 4 96%
Neuroscience 121 +6 31% / 69% 2% $74,064 55 97%
Environmental Science 2 50% / 50% 0% $60,723 17
Psychology 201 +17 13% / 87% 4% $62,649 22

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,041
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 79%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

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 35.0% 809 57% / 43% 7% $106,835 94 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.5% 728 22% / 78% 3% $63,682 25 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.4% 241 32% / 68% 2% $70,050 44 98%
Health Sciences 8.4% 195 19% / 81% 2% $75,896 59 96%
Arts 4.8% 111 36% / 64% 2% $56,364 10 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 63 62% / 38% 24% $81,523 71 100%
Engineering 2.3% 54 54% / 46% 9% $108,170 94 98%
Professional 2.3% 54 52% / 48% 4% $78,449 65 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 26 23% / 77% 0% $78,416 65 97%
Computer Science 0.7% 16 75% / 25% 19% $72,718 52 96%
Education 0.6% 14 0% / 100% 7% $56,266 10

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $159M #35 69% $1.1M 38 #70 270 84
Health Sciences $59.4M #77 42% $5.1M 11 #132 218 9
Physical Sciences & Math $18.1M #142 61% $0.2M 19 #135 124 19
Humanities & Social Sciences $15.7M #128 29% $0 83 #60 169 14
Engineering $9.3M #196 48% $0.1M 15 #152 78 2
Business & Economics $3.6M #123 62% $0 15 #90 21 4
Computer Science $2.1M #190 61% $0 6 #124 36 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #172 47% $0 2
Education $0 #457 $0
Total $268M #102 59% $6.4M 187 #116 916 135

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 14%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Action Oct 15
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 15
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 18% 11% 10%
Early Decision 90% 57% 49%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1430 – 1500
SAT Math Range 710 – 760
SAT RW Range 710 – 750