Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 85 (10% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,200 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 25,211
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 2.0%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 61%
White 18%
Black 9%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Carlos Alvarez College of Business 1,173 51% / 49% 2% $68,039 80 93%
Accounting 123 +1 59% / 41% 2% $74,204 85 94%
Actuarial Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $97,253 97 100%
Business $57,559 63
Business Analytics 34 +2 76% / 24% 6% $70,712 82
Business Analytics (Applied) 1 100% / 0% 0% $97,253 97 100%
Economics 47 +1 60% / 40% 2% $74,035 85 88%
Entrepreneurship $42,714 22
Finance 174 +3 65% / 35% 3% $71,818 83 94%
Human Resources Management 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $64,838 76 94%
Management 331 +2 49% / 51% 1% $64,694 76 93%
Management Information Systems 64 +49 73% / 27% 2% $92,617 96 92%
Marketing 299 +2 33% / 67% 1% $61,125 70 93%
Real Estate 53 +3 58% / 42% 2% $63,830 74 94%
Supply Chain Management 32 +5 50% / 50% 3% $64,694 76 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 248 8% / 92% 0% $63,708 74 94%
Bilingual and Multilingual Education $52,852 52
Education 248 8% / 92% 0% $63,708 74 94%
Elementary Education $52,400 51
Middle School Education $54,818 57
Special Education $56,730 61
Teaching English as a Second Language $49,217 41 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health, Community and Policy 683 30% / 70% 1% $59,356 67 94%
Dietetics 19 21% / 79% 0% $73,986 85 100%
Environmental Studies 9 22% / 78% 0% $50,068 44 96%
Health and Wellness 42 14% / 86% 2% $51,342 47 92%
Kinesiology 335 41% / 59% 1% $58,393 65 95%
Medical/Health Humanities 90 19% / 81% 0% $56,663 61
Public Health 188 19% / 81% 1% $63,121 73 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal and Fine Arts 2,012 31% / 69% 1% $49,068 41 91%
African American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
American Studies $49,536 42
Anthropology 50 +1 24% / 76% 0% $41,380 19 81%
Communication 218 +2 32% / 68% 0% $51,937 49 94%
English 105 21% / 79% 1% $49,212 41 88%
Environmental Science and Policy 88 48% / 52% 0% $50,068 44 96%
Foreign Languages 25 20% / 80% 0% $42,227 21 82%
General Studies 250 42% / 58% 0% $49,001 41 89%
Geography 8 50% / 50% 0% $54,247 55 100%
History 72 +2 61% / 39% 1% $56,281 60 88%
Humanities 9 +2 22% / 78% 0% $49,001 41 89%
International Affairs 27 +2 41% / 59% 0% $43,505 24 100%
Mexican American Studies 6 +3 0% / 100% 0% $49,875 43
Philosophy 12 +2 50% / 50% 0% $48,489 39
Political Science 48 42% / 58% 0% $63,081 73 91%
Psychology 566 +6 19% / 81% 1% $48,018 38 92%
Public Administration 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $50,289 44 93%
Sociology 83 +4 20% / 80% 2% $46,011 32 94%
Spanish 12 8% / 92% 0% $46,772 34
Women's Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $49,816 43
Art History 7 29% / 71% 0% $37,697 12 90%
Film Studies 9 56% / 44% 0%
Fine Arts 42 17% / 83% 0% $37,697 12 90%
Music 38 53% / 47% 0% $57,874 64 100%
Music Management 1 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art 49 22% / 78% 0% $37,697 12 90%
Criminology and Criminal Justice 201 +3 42% / 58% 0% $55,808 59 91%
Legal Studies 67 40% / 60% 3% $34,817 8 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences 1,412 61% / 39% 1% $82,239 91 96%
Computer Science 359 +1 81% / 19% 3% $110,869 99 96%
Cybersecurity 471 +17 79% / 21% 1% $90,804 95 98%
Information Technology 2 50% / 50% 0%
Chemistry 21 48% / 52% 0% $61,222 70 94%
Geosciences 14 43% / 57% 0% $57,892 64 91%
Mathematics 24 +1 33% / 67% 0% $66,455 78 90%
Mathematics and Statistics 3 33% / 67% 0% $88,248 94
Physics 14 79% / 21% 7% $43,117 23 100%
Statistics 22 73% / 27% 0% $84,254 92
Biochemistry 19 47% / 53% 0% $45,687 30 100%
Biological and Physical Sciences 6 50% / 50% 0% $57,384 63
Biology 358 30% / 70% 1% $57,434 63 92%
Microbiology and Immunology 42 26% / 74% 0% $47,402 36 100%
Neuroscience 57 +1 23% / 77% 0% $56,310 60
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design 651 66% / 34% 2% $81,036 90 94%
Biomedical Engineering 59 44% / 56% 2% $78,892 89 100%
Chemical Engineering 22 68% / 32% 9% $94,053 96
Civil Engineering 82 68% / 32% 1% $89,115 95 95%
Computer Engineering 45 +11 80% / 20% 0% $89,247 95 100%
Electrical Engineering 58 +6 93% / 7% 2% $92,262 96 96%
Mechanical Engineering 114 82% / 18% 3% $89,238 95 95%
Architecture 141 50% / 50% 3% $57,029 62 92%
Interior Architecture 41 12% / 88% 2% $62,283 72 89%
Construction Management 89 84% / 16% 1% $96,502 97 90%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,467
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,459
Est. In-State Cost $12,247
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,347
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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 25.9% 1,598 29% / 71% 1% $49,306 42 91%
Business & Economics 19.0% 1,173 51% / 49% 2% $68,039 80 93%
Computer Science 13.5% 832 80% / 20% 2% $99,483 98 97%
Health Sciences 10.6% 655 30% / 70% 1% $59,060 66 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.8% 482 30% / 70% 0% $55,963 59 93%
Engineering 6.1% 380 74% / 26% 2% $88,346 94 97%
Professional 5.8% 357 52% / 48% 1% $62,014 71 91%
Arts 5.3% 328 37% / 63% 2% $51,850 49 92%
Education 4.0% 248 8% / 92% 0% $63,708 74 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 98 53% / 47% 1% $65,439 77 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 28 21% / 79% 0% $66,298 78 99%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $30.3M #135 39% $2.5M 22 #124 277 14
Life & Natural Sciences $29.3M #109 61% $0.9M 10 #149 66 19
Humanities & Social Sciences $24.1M #90 16% $1.7M 31 #143 158 6
Physical Sciences & Math $24.1M #116 42% $0.8M 17 #140 140 14
Computer Science $24.0M #44 54% $0.4M 18 #55 124 3
Business & Economics $10.3M #64 2% $0.0M 5 #188
Education $7.9M #65 18% $1.3M 24 #173
Health Sciences $2.4M #192 22% $0.2M 2 #219 1 6
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 2
Total $152M #136 39% $7.9M 129 #152 766 64

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 91%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 68%
SAT Range 1000 – 1220
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 620