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Large 4-year, primarily residential (confers bachelors degrees, FTE enrollment over 9,999, 25 to 49 percent of degree-seeking undergraduates live on campus and at least 50 percent attend full time).
  • 4 years
    Education duration
  • Suburban
    School setting
  • Public
    School type
  • Large
    School size

Cost & Financial aid

Average annual cost

Cost includes tuition, living costs, books and supplies, and fees minus the average grants and scholarships for federal financial aid recipients.

$17,500

By family income

Depending on the federal, state, or institutional grant aid available, students in your income bracket may pay more or less than the overall average costs.

Family income Average cost
$0–$30,000 $6,739
$30,001–$48,000 $10,357
$48,001–$75,000 $17,280
$75,001–$110,000 $22,100
$110,001+ $25,664

Students receiving federal loans

At some schools where few students borrow federal loans, the typical undergraduate may leave school with $0 in debt.

Graduation & Retention

Graduation rate

Students who return
after their first year

Out of 16,526 students…

Graduated 84%
Transferred 9%
Withdrew 7%

Outcomes

Median total debt after graduation

Total debt after graduation depends on field of study for undergraduate borrowers who complete college.

Repayment rate

Making progress 36%
Paid in full 20%
Not making progress 18%
Deferment 14%
Forbearance 8%
Default 2%
Delinquent 2%
Discharge 0%

Typical earnings salary after completing field of study

Data Not Available

Student body

Student admissions

Student population 40,718
Undergraduate enrollment 30,368
Graduate enrollment 10,350

Full-time

24 and under

Race/Ethnicity

White 45%
Asian 20%
Black 12%
Hispanic 10%
Two or more races 5%

Admissions

Admission rate

ACT

ACT Combined

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Math

Programs/Majors

Field of study Graduates
Computer Science 746
Information Science/Studies 559
Biology 483
Economics 465
Public Health 417
Finance and Financial Management Services 379
Political Science and Government 360
Criminology 353
Communication and Media Studies 352
Psychology 338
Mechanical Engineering 336
Marketing 245
Health and Physical Education/Fitness 238
Business Administration, Management and Operations 227
Mathematics 220
Accounting and Related Services 218
English Language and Literature 165
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 145
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 145
Journalism 133
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 123
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 121
Agricultural Engineering 117
Fine and Studio Arts 113
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 112
History 100
Civil Engineering 99
Computer Engineering 98
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 96
Architecture 87
Chemical Engineering 85
Sociology 79
Physics 75
Animal Sciences 68
Public Policy Analysis 68
Natural Resources Conservation and Research 66
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 63
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 61
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology 55
Geography and Cartography 52
Anthropology 51
Food Science and Technology 49
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 44
International Business 41
Engineering 40
Philosophy 40
Music 39
Chemistry 37
Materials Engineering 36
Agricultural Business and Management 31
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services 28
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 28
Astronomy and Astrophysics 28
Area Studies 25
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 20
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 20
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 20
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 20
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 18
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 16
Dance 16
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 14
Sustainability Studies 13
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 12
Agriculture 10
Plant Sciences 10
Special Education and Teaching 9
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 6
Landscape Architecture 3
Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 2
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) 1
Religion/Religious Studies 1
Field of study Median earnings
Computer and Information Sciences $84,653
Computer Engineering $80,466
Agricultural Engineering $73,164
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $72,762
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $71,761
Engineering $69,897
Mechanical Engineering $69,691
Finance and Financial Management Services $68,079
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $67,899
Civil Engineering $67,420
Information Science/Studies $66,485
Materials Engineering $66,325
Accounting and Related Services $64,387
Chemical Engineering $63,005
Mathematics $60,771
Business Administration, Management and Operations $59,314
International Business $52,733
Physical Sciences $52,107
Marketing $51,773
Economics $51,760
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $50,856
Agriculture $50,439
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $47,478
Physics $47,260
Communication and Media Studies $46,947
Architecture $46,087
Agricultural Business and Management $45,128
Criminology $43,585
Political Science and Government $43,128
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $42,868
Public Health $39,909
Geography and Cartography $39,832
Food Science and Technology $39,729
Anthropology $39,729
Journalism $39,559
Area Studies $38,829
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $38,559
Music $38,289
History $37,808
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $36,848
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $36,815
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $36,533
Sociology $36,129
Fine and Studio Arts $36,048
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $35,060
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $34,908
Chemistry $33,993
Psychology $33,779
English Language and Literature $33,604
Philosophy $33,281
Animal Sciences $31,042
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $30,616
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology $29,250
Biology $25,484
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $22,094
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $21,703
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services $21,234
Field of study Median debt
Accounting and Related Services $15,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $15,000
Engineering $18,750
Political Science and Government $18,768
Biology $19,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $19,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $19,500
Mathematics $19,500
Criminology $19,500
Finance and Financial Management Services $19,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $19,533
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology $19,635
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $19,699
Agricultural Business and Management $20,000
Communication and Media Studies $20,000
Computer Science $20,000
Fine and Studio Arts $20,000
Anthropology $20,070
Economics $20,097
Philosophy $20,164
Information Science/Studies $20,180
Physics $20,194
Sociology $20,460
Mechanical Engineering $20,500
Psychology $20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations $20,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $20,681
Computer Engineering $20,695
Marketing $21,038
Chemistry $21,238
Civil Engineering $21,437
Animal Sciences $21,500
English Language and Literature $21,500
Public Policy Analysis $21,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $21,500
Music $21,614
Area Studies $22,250
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $22,500
Agricultural Engineering $22,500
International Business $22,500
Architecture $22,654
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $22,750
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $23,138
Journalism $23,250
Chemical Engineering $23,250
Public Health $23,424
History $23,715
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $23,804
Geography and Cartography $24,441
Food Science and Technology $24,730
Info: Department of Education