Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,005
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 81%
From Region 2%
Athletes 6.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 21%
Mixed 8%
Black 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 320 63% / 37% 2% $63,523 74 91%
Business Administration 306 62% / 38% 2% $63,736 74 91%
Economics 14 +1 86% / 14% 7% $58,888 65 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 75 5% / 95% 0% $45,024 28 100%
Elementary Education 47 9% / 91% 0% $45,024 28 100%
Inclusive Early Childhood Education 28 0% / 100% 0% $45,024 28 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Applied Science 236 82% / 18% 2% $100,030 98 97%
Aerospace Engineering 3 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Engineering 12 92% / 8% 8% $118,382 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 18 83% / 17% 0% $92,576 96 100%
Engineering $87,329 94
Mechanical Engineering 57 82% / 18% 0% $89,428 95 95%
Systems Engineering (General) 8 62% / 38% 12% $88,499 94
Computer Science 115 82% / 18% 2% $106,759 99 98%
Cybersecurity 8 75% / 25% 0% $99,675 98
Game Design and Development 15 80% / 20% 0% $89,336 95 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 787 35% / 65% 1% $46,885 34 89%
Chemistry 7 43% / 57% 0% $61,779 71
Mathematics 13 54% / 46% 0% $67,822 79 100%
Physics 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $68,240 80
Biochemistry 23 39% / 61% 9% $53,856 54
Biology 79 +1 38% / 62% 1% $51,504 47 86%
Human Biology 32 31% / 69% 0% $51,886 49 100%
Anthropology 15 +1 20% / 80% 0% $42,039 20 83%
Communication 122 +3 45% / 55% 2% $48,948 40 92%
English 52 +1 25% / 75% 0% $42,837 22 86%
Ethnic Studies 7 0% / 100% 0% $44,223 26
Geography and Environmental Studies 46 +1 46% / 54% 0% $51,778 48 94%
History 45 +1 53% / 47% 0% $43,819 25 90%
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $48,801 40
Philosophy 24 +2 38% / 62% 0% $35,663 9 82%
Political Science 27 +6 44% / 56% 0% $47,792 36 85%
Professional and Technical Writing 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $43,903 25
Psychology 184 +6 21% / 79% 1% $45,137 28 88%
Sociology 24 +4 25% / 75% 0% $44,922 28 90%
Spanish 2 0% / 100% 0% $45,848 30
Digital Film and Video Production 6 33% / 67% 0% $46,506 32
Museum Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Music 8 88% / 12% 0% $38,520 13
Visual and Performing Arts 39 31% / 69% 0% $31,958 5 84%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences 267 24% / 76% 1% $68,989 81 97%
Health Care Science 35 14% / 86% 3% $54,974 57 93%
Health Sciences 71 48% / 52% 1% $51,886 49 100%
Nursing 161 16% / 84% 0% $79,579 89 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Affairs 212 21% / 79% 0% $51,265 47 94%
Human Services 35 20% / 80% 0% $48,604 39
Social Work 61 18% / 82% 0% $48,977 40
Criminal Justice 116 23% / 77% 0% $53,272 52 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,662
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,890
Est. In-State Cost $13,792
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,491
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

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 35.1% 665 31% / 69% 0% $46,262 32 89%
Business & Economics 16.9% 320 63% / 37% 2% $63,524 74 91%
Health Sciences 14.1% 267 24% / 76% 1% $68,990 81 97%
Computer Science 7.3% 138 81% / 19% 1% $104,455 98 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 134 37% / 63% 2% $51,999 49 90%
Professional 6.1% 116 23% / 77% 0% $53,272 52 94%
Engineering 5.2% 98 83% / 17% 2% $93,604 96 97%
Education 4.0% 75 5% / 95% 0% $45,024 28 100%
Arts 2.9% 55 38% / 62% 0% $34,595 8 84%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 29 59% / 41% 0% $66,493 78 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $2.4M #182 89% $0.2M 4 #152 55
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #326 81% $0.0M
Engineering $1.1M #273 81% $0.1M 15 #152 44
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #345 94% $0 4 #185
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #369 30% $0 7 #260 22
Education $0.4M #302 69% $0 17 #245
Health Sciences $0.1M #359 0% $0 16
Business & Economics $0.0M #409 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $6.8M #345 79% $0.3M 47 #259 137

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) 12%
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 40%
SAT Range 1010 – 1220
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 620