Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,518
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 91%
From Region 7%
Athletes 11.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Black 26%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 11%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences 401 35% / 65% 3% $51,591 42 92%
Chemistry 6 50% / 50% 0% $63,668 71
Geosciences 5 40% / 60% 0% $57,017 57
Mathematics 10 40% / 60% 0% $61,464 66
Physics 4 75% / 25% 0% $64,806 73
Biology 41 27% / 73% 5% $68,812 78 93%
Sign Language Interpretation 7 14% / 86% 14% $51,013 40
Anthropology 6 0% / 100% 0% $44,903 22
Communication 15 67% / 33% 7% $43,795 20 89%
English 17 29% / 71% 0% $42,207 16 83%
Foreign Languages 9 11% / 89% 0% $55,960 54 100%
History 23 48% / 52% 0% $38,204 10 91%
Humanities $46,439 27 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 65% / 35% 0% $62,957 69 100%
Journalism 20 50% / 50% 10% $47,852 31
Liberal Studies 23 30% / 70% 0% $46,439 27 96%
Philosophy 3 67% / 33% 0% $46,981 28
Political Science 10 90% / 10% 0% $56,176 55
Professional and Technical Writing 13 38% / 62% 0% $44,818 22
Psychology 39 23% / 77% 10% $50,262 38 91%
Sociology 19 11% / 89% 0% $47,109 28 92%
Art 18 28% / 72% 0% $44,187 20 93%
Dance $36,632 8
Music 6 50% / 50% 17% $45,027 23
Studio Art 10 30% / 70% 0% $44,187 20 93%
Theatre 5 20% / 80% 0% $36,021 7
Criminal Justice 75 32% / 68% 3% $53,588 48 92%
Legal Studies $52,324 44
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 140 49% / 51% 7% $70,000 80 94%
Accounting 43 49% / 51% 0% $79,134 87 98%
Business Administration 50 44% / 56% 6% $64,446 72 94%
Business Analytics 12 50% / 50% 8% $71,639 81
E-Commerce $64,446 72
Economics 3 67% / 33% 67% $69,071 78
Finance 17 82% / 18% 12% $70,247 80 85%
International Business 1 0% / 100% 100% $68,751 78
Marketing 14 29% / 71% 7% $60,369 64
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Health Professions 134 13% / 87% 1% $52,719 45 94%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 11 9% / 91% 9% $44,573 21 95%
Health Sciences 17 24% / 76% 0% $49,981 37 90%
Community Organization and Advocacy $53,453 47
Social Work 54 9% / 91% 2% $58,498 60 93%
Elementary Education 25 8% / 92% 0% $49,043 34 97%
Middle School Education 21 10% / 90% 0% $49,043 34 97%
Physical Education 4 100% / 0% 0% $51,630 42
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,504 42
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology 105 77% / 23% 5% $78,376 87 96%
Construction Engineering 6 83% / 17% 17% $86,957 93
Environmental Engineering $80,307 88
Mechanical Engineering 13 77% / 23% 8% $90,813 94
Robotics Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0% $91,917 95
Computer Science 23 70% / 30% 0% $78,567 87 97%
Cybersecurity 9 78% / 22% 0%
Information Science 4 100% / 0% 50% $68,181 77 93%
Digital Media 15 53% / 47% 0% $51,445 42
Computer Engineering Technology 2 50% / 50% 0% $81,434 89
Construction Engineering Technology 19 89% / 11% 5% $85,204 91 95%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 12 92% / 8% 0% $83,731 91
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 139 15% / 85% 3% $102,600 98 96%
Nursing 139 15% / 85% 3% $102,600 98 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,241
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,573
Est. In-State Cost $13,248
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,494
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

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 29.2% 268 32% / 68% 3% $50,079 37 93%
Health Sciences 18.9% 174 16% / 84% 3% $91,715 95 96%
Business & Economics 15.2% 140 49% / 51% 7% $70,000 80 94%
Professional 11.8% 108 49% / 51% 3% $63,015 69 93%
Arts 5.9% 54 37% / 63% 2% $45,540 24 93%
Education 5.7% 52 15% / 85% 0% $49,337 35 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 41 27% / 73% 5% $68,812 78 93%
Computer Science 3.9% 36 75% / 25% 6% $77,028 86 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 25 48% / 52% 0% $61,638 67
Engineering 2.3% 21 81% / 19% 10% $89,816 94

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $3.5M #215 99% $0 1 #231 18
Computer Science $2.5M #179 89% $0 12 #81 133
Engineering $2.3M #240 98% $0 1 #217 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #347 42% $0 1 #322 13
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #401 94% $0 10 #167 68
Education $0.5M #286 100% $0 13 #286
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #229 97% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #436 0% $0.0M
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $10.5M #305 92% $0.0M 38 #290 243

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 58%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 89%
SAT Range 960 – 1210
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 630