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Northern Illinois University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Dekalb, IL

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,642
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 92%
From Region 3%
Athletes 445 (4.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 41%
Hispanic 26%
Black 22%
Asian 6%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 1%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2012 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2013 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2014 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2015 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2016 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2017 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2018 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2019 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2020 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2021 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2022 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2023 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2024 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2025 Men: 46.6% 46.6%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2013 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2015 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2019 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2025 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2012 Black: 27.7% 27.7% 2013 Black: 28.5% 28.5% 2014 Black: 26.8% 26.8% 2015 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2016 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2017 Black: 25.5% 25.5% 2018 Black: 31.1% 31.1% 2019 Black: 32.6% 32.6% 2020 Black: 32.5% 32.5% 2021 Black: 34.5% 34.5% 2022 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Black: 31.9% 31.9% 2024 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2025 Black: 33.6% 33.6% 2011 Hispanic: 15.9% 15.9% 2012 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2013 Hispanic: 16.5% 16.5% 2014 Hispanic: 18.5% 18.5% 2015 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2016 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2017 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6% 2018 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2019 Hispanic: 19.9% 19.9% 2020 Hispanic: 19.9% 19.9% 2021 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2022 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4% 2023 Hispanic: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 Hispanic: 28.7% 28.7% 2025 Hispanic: 24.6% 24.6% 2011 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2012 White: 47.2% 47.2% 2013 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2014 White: 45.1% 45.1% 2015 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2016 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2017 White: 44.5% 44.5% 2018 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2019 White: 38.6% 38.6% 2020 White: 38.5% 38.5% 2021 White: 33.4% 33.4% 2022 White: 31.4% 31.4% 2023 White: 29.4% 29.4% 2024 White: 29.4% 29.4% 2025 White: 32.1% 32.1% 2011 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 International: 2.0% 2.0%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 15,222 15,222 2012 Total: 14,487 14,487 2013 Total: 13,813 13,813 2014 Total: 13,467 13,467 2015 Total: 13,162 13,162 2016 Total: 12,323 12,323 2017 Total: 11,786 11,786 2018 Total: 11,184 11,184 2019 Total: 10,565 10,565 2020 Total: 11,232 11,232 2021 Total: 11,105 11,105 2022 Total: 10,685 10,685 2023 Total: 10,015 10,015 2024 Total: 10,510 10,510 2025 Total: 10,642 10,642 2011 Men: 7,637 7,637 2012 Men: 7,254 7,254 2013 Men: 6,915 6,915 2014 Men: 6,837 6,837 2015 Men: 6,689 6,689 2016 Men: 6,188 6,188 2017 Men: 5,835 5,835 2018 Men: 5,511 5,511 2019 Men: 5,071 5,071 2020 Men: 5,422 5,422 2021 Men: 5,122 5,122 2022 Men: 4,954 4,954 2023 Men: 4,674 4,674 2024 Men: 4,905 4,905 2025 Men: 4,958 4,958 2011 Women: 7,585 7,585 2012 Women: 7,233 7,233 2013 Women: 6,898 6,898 2014 Women: 6,630 6,630 2015 Women: 6,473 6,473 2016 Women: 6,135 6,135 2017 Women: 5,951 5,951 2018 Women: 5,673 5,673 2019 Women: 5,494 5,494 2020 Women: 5,810 5,810 2021 Women: 5,983 5,983 2022 Women: 5,731 5,731 2023 Women: 5,341 5,341 2024 Women: 5,605 5,605 2025 Women: 5,684 5,684

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2012 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2013 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2014 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2015 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2016 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2017 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2018 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2019 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2024 Asian: 6.6% 6.6% 2025 Asian: 6.4% 6.4% 2011 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2012 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2013 Black: 17.7% 17.7% 2014 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2015 Black: 17.0% 17.0% 2016 Black: 16.4% 16.4% 2017 Black: 16.5% 16.5% 2018 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2019 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2020 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2021 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2022 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2023 Black: 21.8% 21.8% 2024 Black: 22.1% 22.1% 2025 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2011 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2012 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2013 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2014 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2015 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2016 Hispanic: 16.8% 16.8% 2017 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0% 2018 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9% 2019 Hispanic: 19.3% 19.3% 2020 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2021 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1% 2022 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9% 2023 Hispanic: 23.9% 23.9% 2024 Hispanic: 25.1% 25.1% 2025 Hispanic: 25.5% 25.5% 2011 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2012 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2013 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2014 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2015 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2016 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2017 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2018 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2019 White: 49.9% 49.9% 2020 White: 50.1% 50.1% 2021 White: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 White: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 White: 42.3% 42.3% 2024 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2025 White: 40.6% 40.6% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 1.9% 1.9%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Northern Illinois University 2,557 45% 50% 7% 14% 23% 2% $70,159 44 -0.19 81 96% 7.0%
Biomedical Engineering 11 — 64% 45% 18% 0% 36% 0% $81,244 3 -1.50 90 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 42 — 93% 60% 2% 2% 19% 14% $107,139 30 -0.47 98 96% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 17 — 71% 53% 24% 6% 6% 12% $95,112 7 -1.19 96 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 106 — 91% 63% 9% 2% 22% 3% $93,401 21 -0.73 95 98% — — — —
Computer Science 139 — 85% 58% 15% 7% 13% 6% $100,815 24 -0.71 97 95% — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 15 — 93% 73% 0% 0% 7% 0% $55,413 13 -0.87 59 100% — — — —
Chemistry 23 +2 48% 61% 4% 17% 9% 0% $70,319 47 -0.12 82 100% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $80,700 92 +1.41 89 94% — — — —
Geosciences 13 — 54% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $80,700 92 +1.41 89 94% — — — —
Mathematics 19 +6 47% 53% 21% 5% 16% 0% $71,061 34 -0.54 82 97% — — — —
Physics 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,838 43 -0.20 90 — — — — —
Statistics 5 +2 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,349 13 -0.84 90 — — — — —
Biology 63 — 27% 51% 6% 8% 29% 0% $68,540 61 +0.24 80 92% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 9 — 11% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $57,695 22 -0.60 64 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 27 +1 30% 70% 4% 11% 15% 0% $62,211 71 +0.45 72 92% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 25 — 0% 44% 0% 12% 36% 4% $62,230 52 +0.02 72 96% — — — —
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 21 — 19% 19% 5% 52% 10% 10% $61,436 30 -0.48 71 95% — — — —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 125 — 23% 36% 11% 28% 20% 0% $67,229 13 -1.03 78 96% 9.0% — — —
Medical Laboratory Sciences 16 — 31% 38% 6% 12% 44% 0% $78,072 55 +0.03 88 100% — — — —
Nursing 154 — 14% 35% 14% 21% 22% 0% $86,119 26 -0.61 92 100% 4.2% — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 55 — 56% 47% 5% 16% 18% 4% $57,555 36 -0.49 64 97% — — — —
Accounting 97 — 56% 61% 9% 2% 24% 1% $94,396 69 +0.48 96 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $77,288 7 -1.61 87 94% — — — —
Business Analytics 71 +1 54% 51% 6% 17% 23% 0% $77,288 18 -0.87 87 94% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 54 +1 61% 46% 6% 11% 33% 2% $85,490 77 +0.41 92 95% 5.1% — — —
Economics 22 — 86% 59% 9% 5% 14% 0% $73,521 14 -0.92 84 96% — — — —
Finance 62 +2 79% 42% 8% 8% 31% 3% $93,053 46 -0.21 95 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,910 65 +0.21 73 100% 9.4% — — —
Marketing 82 — 63% 54% 7% 9% 23% 1% $82,901 68 +0.41 91 98% 5.4% — — —
Operations Management 38 +1 82% 32% 26% 5% 32% 5% $85,490 36 -0.40 92 95% 5.1% — — —
Sports Management 53 — 85% 51% 4% 26% 13% 4% $57,555 39 -0.39 64 97% — — — —
English 40 +1 42% 68% 0% 10% 18% 0% $50,963 47 -0.18 48 97% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,195 50 -0.16 63 — — — — —
French 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $54,604 37 -0.31 57 97% — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $55,558 44 -0.22 60 — — — — —
History 33 +1 73% 55% 0% 3% 30% 0% $55,305 50 -0.16 59 97% — — — —
Philosophy 7 +2 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,245 42 -0.32 63 — — — — —
Spanish 15 — 13% 13% 0% 0% 87% 0% $54,604 37 -0.31 57 97% — — — —
Anthropology 9 — 22% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $52,110 34 -0.43 51 84% — — — —
Geography 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $62,417 57 +0.03 72 90% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 63 +1 3% 30% 6% 32% 30% 0% $51,700 36 -0.19 50 95% — — — —
Human Services 4 +1 0% 0% 0% 75% 25% 0% $59,556 86 +0.75 67 95% — — — —
Journalism 10 — 80% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $53,755 15 -0.96 56 94% — — — —
Political Science 74 +2 45% 43% 4% 11% 34% 3% $69,700 45 -0.18 81 98% 10.1% — — —
Psychology 239 +6 20% 47% 6% 15% 26% 1% $54,042 48 -0.16 56 91% — — — —
Sociology 25 +1 24% 36% 0% 28% 28% 0% $63,416 86 +0.59 74 96% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 90 — 54% 49% 9% 18% 22% 0% $61,040 51 -0.08 70 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 66 — 5% 50% 2% 11% 35% 0% $52,078 54 -0.03 51 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 101 — 5% 65% 4% 2% 23% 0% $52,078 54 -0.03 51 96% — — — —
General Education 89 — 55% 39% 7% 36% 13% 1% $61,417 84 +0.74 71 95% 10.8% — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 16 — 19% 62% 0% 12% 19% 0% $52,078 34 -0.35 51 96% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 25 — 64% 72% 8% 0% 20% 0% $54,830 36 -0.36 58 100% 6.3% — — —
Special Education 24 — 21% 54% 0% 8% 25% 4% $55,497 49 -0.06 60 100% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 5 — 40% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $73,620 91 +1.18 85 100% — — — —
Art Education 13 — 0% 69% 0% 0% 31% 0% $54,830 87 +0.86 58 100% 6.3% — — —
Art History — +1 — — — — — — $46,169 33 -0.44 35 92% — — — —
Art Studio and Design 49 — 35% 53% 8% 12% 22% 0% $46,169 48 -0.07 35 92% — — — —
Fine Arts 19 — 47% 42% 5% 26% 26% 0% $46,169 48 -0.07 35 92% — — — —
Music 6 +1 67% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $48,280 56 +0.16 41 96% — — — —
Music Performance 42 — 55% 64% 5% 2% 21% 2% $48,280 56 +0.16 41 96% — — — —
Theater 27 — 33% 33% 0% 48% 15% 0% $50,707 89 +1.02 48 90% — — — —
Criminology 28 +4 25% 46% 4% 11% 32% 0% $60,097 56 +0.03 68 — — — — —
Engineering Technologies 45 — 76% 42% 9% 18% 27% 2% $87,451 37 -0.11 93 98% 5.6% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,918
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,094
Est. In-State Cost $18,004
Est. Out-of-State Cost $18,232
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2012 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2013 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2014 Graduated: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 Graduated: 50.3% 50.3% 2016 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2017 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6% 2020 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9% 2021 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2022 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1% 2023 Graduated: 49.6% 49.6% 2024 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 53.7% 2012 Men: 53.9% 2013 Men: 50.0% 2014 Men: 47.3% 2015 Men: 48.8% 2016 Men: 42.9% 2017 Men: 42.3% 2018 Men: 43.6% 2019 Men: 45.8% 2020 Men: 44.9% 2021 Men: 48.0% 2022 Men: 48.7% 2023 Men: 44.3% 2024 Men: 45.0% 2011 Women: 57.3% 2012 Women: 54.8% 2013 Women: 51.8% 2014 Women: 51.7% 2015 Women: 51.6% 2016 Women: 50.1% 2017 Women: 47.9% 2018 Women: 47.4% 2019 Women: 51.2% 2020 Women: 51.1% 2021 Women: 53.5% 2022 Women: 57.3% 2023 Women: 54.2% 2024 Women: 51.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 69.4% 2012 Asian: 56.6% 2013 Asian: 60.3% 2014 Asian: 57.4% 2015 Asian: 56.5% 2016 Asian: 56.5% 2017 Asian: 52.0% 2018 Asian: 46.0% 2019 Asian: 55.9% 2020 Asian: 56.2% 2021 Asian: 66.7% 2022 Asian: 66.2% 2023 Asian: 73.3% 2024 Asian: 73.5% 2011 Black: 34.6% 2012 Black: 27.0% 2013 Black: 29.4% 2014 Black: 27.9% 2015 Black: 31.6% 2016 Black: 26.6% 2017 Black: 29.4% 2018 Black: 23.9% 2019 Black: 30.0% 2020 Black: 29.4% 2021 Black: 32.5% 2022 Black: 31.5% 2023 Black: 31.8% 2024 Black: 31.1% 2011 Hispanic: 43.2% 2012 Hispanic: 45.4% 2013 Hispanic: 42.1% 2014 Hispanic: 44.0% 2015 Hispanic: 41.2% 2016 Hispanic: 42.4% 2017 Hispanic: 38.1% 2018 Hispanic: 39.5% 2019 Hispanic: 46.4% 2020 Hispanic: 47.0% 2021 Hispanic: 47.4% 2022 Hispanic: 48.0% 2023 Hispanic: 36.9% 2024 Hispanic: 42.6% 2011 White: 61.5% 2012 White: 63.0% 2013 White: 58.6% 2014 White: 59.5% 2015 White: 59.8% 2016 White: 56.5% 2017 White: 54.4% 2018 White: 61.1% 2019 White: 61.0% 2020 White: 59.4% 2021 White: 60.2% 2022 White: 64.9% 2023 White: 61.8% 2024 White: 63.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 20.2% 517 29% 44% 6% 18% 27% 1% $57,721 47 -0.13 64 94% 10.1%
Business & Economics 19.0% 486 66% 51% 8% 10% 24% 2% $82,743 59 -0.06 91 96% 5.4%
Health Sciences 15.5% 396 23% 37% 10% 23% 22% 1% $73,047 30 -0.65 84 98% 6.4%
Education 12.6% 321 25% 55% 4% 14% 22% 1% $55,137 63 +0.14 59 96% 9.8%
Engineering 6.9% 176 88% 60% 10% 2% 20% 6% $96,085 22 -0.76 96 97% —
Arts 6.3% 161 40% 51% 4% 17% 24% 1% $49,111 39 +0.30 44 94% 6.3%
Computer Science 5.4% 139 85% 58% 15% 7% 13% 6% $100,815 33 -0.71 97 95% —
Humanities 3.9% 100 50% 55% 0% 6% 31% 0% $53,616 42 -0.20 55 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 89 58% 70% 6% 7% 8% 2% $71,798 31 -0.00 83 98% —
Professional 2.9% 73 56% 44% 7% 15% 29% 1% $76,959 72 -0.05 87 98% 5.6%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 63 27% 51% 6% 8% 29% 0% $68,540 53 +0.24 80 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 36 25% 75% 3% 11% 11% 0% $61,082 56 +0.19 70 93% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $9.7M #179 69% $0.1M 24 #111 125 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $9.1M #154 15% $0.0M 34 #135 105 2
Engineering $7.2M #201 49% $0.6M — — 12 1
Health Sciences $2.8M #187 4% $0 12 #125 60 —
Education $1.2M #215 35% $0 57 #44 — —
Computer Science $1.2M #218 52% $0 1 #193 15 —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #307 60% $0 4 #185 29 3
Business & Economics $0.7M #232 0% $0 2 #225 22 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.4M #192 72% $0 — — — —
Total $33.3M #222 41% $0.7M 134 #148 368 15

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $13.2M $13.2M $50K
Baseball 40 $1.0M $1.0M $6K
Wrestling 38 $742K $742K $0
Soccer 27 $898K $888K $10K
Basketball 17 $3.5M $3.5M $10K
Tennis 11 $379K $379K $0
Golf 9 $533K $533K $0
Total 285 $20.3M $20.3M $76K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $402K $402K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 36 $402K $402K $0
Soccer 28 $873K $863K $10K
Softball 24 $920K $920K $0
Gymnastics 20 $703K $703K $0
Volleyball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 15 $3.3M $3.3M $10K
Cross Country 10 $402K $402K $0
Tennis 10 $542K $542K $0
Golf 8 $500K $500K $0
Total 160 $9.3M $9.3M $20K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $13.2M $13.2M $50K
Soccer 55 $1.8M $1.8M $20K
Baseball 40 $1.0M $1.0M $6K
Wrestling 38 $742K $742K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $402K $402K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 36 $402K $402K $0
Basketball 32 $6.8M $6.8M $20K
Softball 24 $920K $920K $0
Tennis 21 $921K $921K $0
Gymnastics 20 $703K $703K $0
Volleyball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 17 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Cross Country 10 $402K $402K $0
Total 445 $34.3M $34.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 52.5% 52.5% 2012 Acceptance: 56.4% 56.4% 2013 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 Acceptance: 50.9% 50.9% 2015 Acceptance: 50.4% 50.4% 2016 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8% 2017 Acceptance: 53.3% 53.3% 2018 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2019 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4% 2020 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2021 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4% 2022 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7% 2023 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2024 Acceptance: 69.8% 69.8% 2011 Yield: 28.0% 28.0% 2012 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2013 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2014 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2015 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2016 Yield: 23.2% 23.2% 2017 Yield: 23.7% 23.7% 2018 Yield: 24.1% 24.1% 2019 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2021 Yield: 14.4% 14.4% 2022 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2023 Yield: 12.9% 12.9% 2024 Yield: 12.1% 12.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 12,500 25,000 37,500 50,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 17,586 17,586 2012 Applicants: 23,720 23,720 2013 Applicants: 25,914 25,914 2014 Applicants: 19,814 19,814 2015 Applicants: 17,099 17,099 2016 Applicants: 14,980 14,980 2017 Applicants: 14,641 14,641 2018 Applicants: 14,157 14,157 2019 Applicants: 15,693 15,693 2020 Applicants: 16,690 16,690 2021 Applicants: 22,602 22,602 2022 Applicants: 25,961 25,961 2023 Applicants: 24,177 24,177 2024 Applicants: 23,651 23,651 2011 Admitted: 9,239 9,239 2012 Admitted: 13,381 13,381 2013 Admitted: 14,545 14,545 2014 Admitted: 10,083 10,083 2015 Admitted: 8,610 8,610 2016 Admitted: 7,766 7,766 2017 Admitted: 7,806 7,806 2018 Admitted: 7,698 7,698 2019 Admitted: 7,588 7,588 2020 Admitted: 9,888 9,888 2021 Admitted: 15,922 15,922 2022 Admitted: 18,348 18,348 2023 Admitted: 17,033 17,033 2024 Admitted: 16,505 16,505 2011 Enrolled: 2,590 2,590 2012 Enrolled: 2,664 2,664 2013 Enrolled: 2,679 2,679 2014 Enrolled: 2,542 2,542 2015 Enrolled: 2,259 2,259 2016 Enrolled: 1,802 1,802 2017 Enrolled: 1,852 1,852 2018 Enrolled: 1,856 1,856 2019 Enrolled: 1,897 1,897 2020 Enrolled: 2,047 2,047 2021 Enrolled: 2,285 2,285 2022 Enrolled: 2,440 2,440 2023 Enrolled: 2,202 2,202 2024 Enrolled: 1,991 1,991

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

SAT Composite

800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 910 910 2012 25th: 880 880 2013 25th: 900 900 2014 25th: 930 930 2015 25th: 900 900 2016 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 940 940 2011 75th: 1130 1130 2012 75th: 1150 1150 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1120 1120 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1170 1170

SAT Math

400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 470 470 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 580 580 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.