Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,840
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 53%
From Region 10%
Athletes 2.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 13%
International 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
Native American 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture and Planning 50 48% / 52% 2% $59,389 59 94%
Architecture 50 48% / 52% 2% $59,389 59 94%
Architecture and Related Services $64,205 69
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 66 6% / 94% 3% $58,360 56 78%
Educational Psychology 14 14% / 86% 7% $66,357 72 78%
Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 39 0% / 100% 3% $55,667 49 78%
Special Education 12 17% / 83% 0% $57,787 55
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 1,009 77% / 23% 16% $103,946 98 94%
Biomedical Engineering 80 49% / 51% 5% $97,929 96 83%
Chemical Engineering 55 76% / 24% 4% $95,627 96 95%
Civil Engineering 64 62% / 38% 14% $82,481 89 100%
Computer Engineering 43 91% / 9% 14% $112,758 99 97%
Construction Engineering 8 88% / 12% 25% $89,492 93
Electrical Engineering 62 73% / 27% 8% $113,847 99 97%
Engineering $94,638 95
Geological Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $98,773 97
Materials Science and Engineering 26 62% / 38% 0% $90,088 93
Mechanical Engineering 153 88% / 12% 5% $87,727 92 99%
Computer Game Programming 25 72% / 28% 24% $109,849 99
Computer Programming 22 68% / 32% 0% $113,853 99
Computer Science 307 83% / 17% 14% $116,707 99 93%
Cybersecurity 163 77% / 23% 46%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 359 36% / 64% 9% $49,755 31 92%
Art 48 23% / 77% 6% $48,462 28 88%
Art History 9 0% / 100% 0% $48,462 28 88%
Ballet 18 6% / 94% 6% $35,148 5 97%
Dance 11 9% / 91% 0% $35,148 5 97%
Design and Visual Communications 37 30% / 70% 0% $58,100 55
Film and Media Arts 117 49% / 51% 25% $48,806 28 87%
Industrial and Product Design 28 46% / 54% 4% $59,137 58
Music 37 49% / 51% 0% $52,063 38 100%
Theatre 53 34% / 66% 0% $49,039 29 100%
Visual and Performing Arts 1 100% / 0% 0% $39,388 9
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health 392 22% / 78% 1% $68,838 76 94%
Athletic Training $64,083 68
Clinical Laboratory Science 33 21% / 79% 3% $78,059 85 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 23 13% / 87% 0% $67,525 74 90%
Community Health 6 33% / 67% 0%
Emergency Medical Services 11 55% / 45% 18%
Kinesiology and Exercise Science $68,586 76
Nursing 247 16% / 84% 0% $71,967 80 94%
Public Health Education and Promotion $68,013 75
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 1 0% / 100% 0% $68,586 76 94%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 18 6% / 94% 6% $63,874 68 100%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 53 53% / 47% 0% $50,780 35 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities 794 40% / 60% 6% $56,584 52 92%
Mathematics and Computer Science 20 65% / 35% 0% $97,555 96
Asian Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,675 40
Chinese 4 25% / 75% 0% $50,878 35
Classical Languages 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,343 33
Communication 293 38% / 62% 15% $59,040 58 93%
English 79 35% / 65% 0% $53,411 42 85%
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 7 0% / 100% 0% $52,744 41
French 5 20% / 80% 0% $54,963 47 95%
Gender Studies 22 23% / 77% 0% $54,933 47
German 4 50% / 50% 0% $50,482 34
History 53 58% / 42% 0% $52,418 40 92%
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 8 38% / 62% 0% $52,418 40 92%
International/Globalization Studies 65 40% / 60% 2% $64,609 69 88%
Japanese 11 55% / 45% 9% $51,247 36
Latin American Studies 6 50% / 50% 0% $52,764 41
Linguistics 11 36% / 64% 0% $43,761 16 92%
Linguistics 13 54% / 46% 0% $43,761 16 92%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $52,715 40
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 4 0% / 100% 0% $61,295 63
Philosophy 24 71% / 29% 8% $57,675 54
Religion/Religious Studies 8 62% / 38% 0% $52,421 40
Rhetoric and Composition 22 32% / 68% 5% $74,859 83 94%
Russian 4 50% / 50% 0% $50,818 35
Spanish 12 50% / 50% 0% $54,963 47 96%
Sustainability Studies 112 29% / 71% 3% $44,177 17 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Mines and Earth Sciences 31 68% / 32% 6% $69,597 77 95%
Metallurgical Engineering 4 100% / 0% 0% $87,641 92
Mining Engineering 4 100% / 0% 50% $95,476 96
Geology 23 57% / 43% 0% $61,959 64 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 801 44% / 56% 4% $67,854 75 94%
Applied Mathematics 38 71% / 29% 8% $99,217 97
Atmospheric Sciences 14 71% / 29% 0% $63,052 66
Chemistry 40 45% / 55% 2% $67,107 74 92%
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $61,959 64 95%
Mathematics 45 58% / 42% 11% $69,879 77 92%
Physical Sciences $74,832 83
Physics 69 72% / 28% 3% $76,043 84 92%
Biochemistry 54 48% / 52% 6% $70,660 78
Biology 258 37% / 63% 3% $66,717 73 96%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 283 36% / 64% 4% $62,170 65
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Work 93 23% / 77% 0% $55,889 50 93%
Social Work 93 23% / 77% 0% $55,889 50 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social and Behavioral Science 1,473 37% / 63% 5% $59,298 58 91%
Environmental Science 2 100% / 0% 0%
Economics 207 74% / 26% 5% $80,984 88 96%
Anthropology 57 30% / 70% 4% $43,518 15 82%
Environmental and Sustainability Studies 44 59% / 41% 27% $58,575 57 83%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 35 11% / 89% 6% $51,175 36 93%
Family, Community, and Human Development 93 9% / 91% 6% $47,533 25 76%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 34 76% / 24% 0% $54,103 44 92%
Humanities 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 147 48% / 52% 1% $60,844 62 94%
Psychology 472 29% / 71% 6% $58,087 55 92%
Social Sciences 110 24% / 76% 2% $50,276 33 96%
Sociology 109 21% / 79% 4% $52,849 41 93%
Criminology 162 29% / 71% 1% $59,527 59
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
David Eccles School of Business 1,067 66% / 34% 6% $90,096 93 98%
Information Systems 126 72% / 28% 19% $110,374 99 100%
Accounting 154 64% / 36% 6% $83,435 89 100%
Business Administration 199 60% / 40% 7% $84,656 90 95%
Business Analytics 108 68% / 32% 6% $90,962 94
Business/Commerce 1 100% / 0% 0% $83,854 90
Entrepreneurship 42 64% / 36% 5% $80,046 87
Finance 243 83% / 17% 3% $97,271 96 100%
Financial Planning and Services 28 61% / 39% 4% $97,271 96 100%
Marketing 166 45% / 55% 2% $77,713 85 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,107
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,831
Est. In-State Cost $13,074
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,470
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 32.3% 1,983 33% / 67% 5% $55,431 48 91%
Business & Economics 19.6% 1,201 66% / 34% 4% $84,664 90 97%
Computer Science 10.8% 663 78% / 22% 22% $113,877 99 95%
Health Sciences 10.1% 622 26% / 74% 2% $67,301 74 94%
Engineering 8.1% 500 74% / 26% 8% $95,183 95 95%
Arts 6.7% 409 38% / 62% 9% $50,933 35 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 312 39% / 61% 4% $67,399 74 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 229 63% / 37% 5% $74,908 83 92%
Professional 2.6% 162 29% / 71% 1% $59,527 59
Education 0.8% 52 4% / 96% 2% $56,166 50 78%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.0% 2 100% / 0% 0%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $439M #27 53% $45.5M 39 #49 200 33
Engineering $122M #41 82% $3.9M 96 #37 527 26
Life & Natural Sciences $63.5M #76 68% $2.6M 43 #63 504 99
Physical Sciences & Math $43.5M #78 77% $1.4M 41 #74 376 98
Humanities & Social Sciences $30.3M #78 76% $3.7M 80 #61 258 17
Computer Science $5.3M #127 0% $0 27 #30 244
Business & Economics $2.3M #149 9% $0 15 #90 27
Education $1.8M #185 47% $0 25 #168
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 10
Total $708M #46 61% $57.1M 366 #60 2,136 283

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 82%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1190 – 1380
SAT Math Range 590 – 690
SAT RW Range 600 – 690

Rankings

Fun and Games

Ski Bums and Surf Bros Top Recreation
Ski

Engineering

It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
My Precious
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Atom Splitters

Computer Science

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science (Eng)
10k-Student Server Crashers
Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its Human-Computer Interaction
Game Engine Gurus

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fossil Hunters
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Scan Squad

Agriculture & Food Science

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Slide Sleuths
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Scrub Life
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Pill Counters
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors
Move Fast, Break Tuition Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Side Hustle Squad

Humanities & Social Sciences

I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Hot Takes from the Local Market
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Late Night Debaters

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors

Arts

Trapped in the Render Queue Digital Arts & Photography
Pixels & Programming