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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO | OPEID: 00135000

Public4-year or aboveMidsize cityAccredited by Higher Learning Commission
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Admissions & graduation

Selectivity, enrollment, and graduation outcomes.

Acceptance rate

88.5%

Most recent year: 2024

Enrolled, first-time

5,485

Most recent year: 2024

16.1% yield

Graduation rate

66.5%

6-year cohort, 2024; 5,172 students

Completion within 8 years, all students

68%

Students who started in 2016-17 (7,315), including part-time and transfer students

First-time, full-time students: 68% (4,902)

Student-to-faculty ratio

17:1

Most recent year: 2024

Acceptance rate trend

201920202021202220232024

Source: NCES IPEDS (Admissions)

Graduation rate by group (6-year rate, bachelor's-degree-seeking students who started in 2018; students in each group in parentheses)

By race and ethnicity

White69% (3,607)
Black or African American51% (143)
Hispanic or Latino58% (870)
Asian75% (165)
Two or more races63% (258)
Nonresident (international)65% (85)

By aid received

Received a Pell Grant54% (1,112)
Subsidized loan, no Pell Grant64% (864)
Neither Pell nor subsidized loan71% (3,196)
All students67% (5,172)

From IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) and the Pell Grant / Direct Subsidized Loan graduation-rate component, 2024-25 collection. Rate is completers within 150% of normal program time divided by the adjusted cohort. Groups with fewer than 30 students are not shown. The headline graduation rate above comes from a different IPEDS file with a slightly different cohort definition, so an all-students figure here can differ from it by a point or two. Differences between groups reflect many things besides the school itself, such as who enrolls and how much support students have.

Who enrolls (fall 2024, all 34,096 students)

By gender

Women56% (19,004)
Men44% (15,092)

By race and ethnicity

White67% (22,988)
Hispanic or Latino15% (4,979)
Nonresident (international students)6% (1,906)
Two or more races5% (1,590)
Asian3% (1,095)
Black or African American3% (901)
Race and ethnicity unknown1% (414)
American Indian or Alaska Native0% (165)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0% (58)

Online learning

Take no courses online66% (22,370)
Take some courses online21% (7,022)
Take courses only online14% (4,704)

Undergraduates: 26,221 (55% women) · Graduate students: 7,875 (58% women)

From the IPEDS Fall Enrollment (EF) survey, fall 2024 headcount of all enrolled students. IPEDS reports gender as men and women and race and ethnicity in federal categories; nonresident students are not classified by race. Online learning counts students taking distance-education courses in fall 2024 (IPEDS Fall Enrollment, distance education). These figures describe who enrolls, not how any group fares at the school. The Department of Education has not endorsed MajorPays' presentation.

Over the 2023-24 year, 37,218 different students were enrolled at some point, including 97 high school students taking college courses. Source: NCES IPEDS 12-month Enrollment, 2023-24 (every student enrolled at any time during the year, counted once; high school students are counted in the total; provisional data). A count of people enrolled, not a measure of quality.

Total enrollment trend (fall headcount)

33k
32k
33k
33k
34k
34k
201920202021202220232024

Source: NCES IPEDS Fall Enrollment, total headcount of all students each fall (2019 to 2024; the 2024 figure is provisional). A school that merges, adds or closes a campus, or changes which campuses it reports together, can show a sudden jump that is not a change in students.

Graduation rate trend

70%
70%
69%
67%
67%
67%
201920202021202220232024

Source: NCES IPEDS Graduation Rates, the share of each entering class that completed a bachelor’s degree (four-year schools) or any award (two-year schools) within 150% of normal time (6 or 3 years); the entering class is six or three years before the survey year shown; the 2024 figure is provisional; less-than-two-year schools are not included

Degrees awarded trend

7.1k
7.4k
7.2k
7.3k
7.2k
7.4k
2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24

Source: NCES IPEDS Completions, degrees awarded each academic year (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral, first majors; 2023-24 is a provisional release): the number of awards, not of people, and not a measure of quality. A school that merges, adds or closes a campus, or changes which campuses it reports together, can show a sudden jump that is not a change in students.

Who attends and how they fare

Students who return for year two

86%

Full-time retention rate

First-generation students

24%

Of students who received federal aid

Part-time undergraduates

10%

Share of undergraduates

Undergraduates age 25 or older

10%

Share of undergraduates

Median family income

$63,464

Students who received federal aid

Loan repayment, 3 years

71%

Borrowers who repaid at least $1 of principal

From the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Creative Commons Attribution), most recent release. Retention is the share of first-time, full-time students who return the next fall. First-generation share and median family income describe students who received federal aid. Repayment is the share of student borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within three years of entering repayment, not the share who paid in full. MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; the Department of Education has not endorsed them.

Campus and admissions policies

Admission policy

Selective or limited

Has admission requirements

Undergraduate application fee

$50

Academic calendar

Semester

Campus housing

7,829 spaces

Meal plan offered

Athletics

NCAA member

Undergraduates registered with disabilities

10%

Share of undergraduates

Offered: ROTC · Study abroad · Undergraduate research · Employment services for students · Job placement for graduates · On-campus child care

From the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (2024-25 collection, provisional; housing, meal plan and application fee from the Cost component). Open admission means the school admits students without selective criteria for most programs. Services and opportunities are those the school reported offering. The Department of Education has not endorsed MajorPays’ presentation.

What happens to students over time (students who first received federal aid here in 2015-16)

4 years later

Finished here 55.5%; Finished at another school 10.1%; Still enrolled (here or elsewhere) 9.1%; No completion recorded 24.4%; Unknown 0.5%

From the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (student outcomes by years after entry). The group is students who first received federal student aid (a Pell Grant or federal loan) at this school in 2015-16, followed for four years, so it does not cover every student and says nothing about students who started later or earlier; older groups are not shown because the Department reports data-quality problems for students who began before July 2015. Students for whom the school reported no completion record are counted by the Department as not completing, so "No completion recorded" includes missing records as well as students who left; small groups are suppressed, so the parts may not total 100%, and where the shown parts total less than 90% the row is left out. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

How old students are (fall 2024)

Undergraduates

Under 2033% (8,649)
20 to 2457% (14,885)
25 to 347% (1,962)
35 and older3% (724)

Graduate students

Under 200% (3)
20 to 2421% (1,649)
25 to 3454% (4,217)
35 and older25% (2,005)

From the IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (enrollment by age, fall 2024; the age component is collected in full only in odd years, so some schools show fall 2023), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES; students of unknown age are left out and levels with fewer than 30 students are not shown. Undergraduates under 20 can include high school students taking college courses. The counts describe who enrolls, and the Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Who earns degrees here (degrees awarded 2023-24)

Bachelor's degrees: 4,992
Women55% (2,749)
Men45% (2,243)
White71% (3,558)
Hispanic or Latino15% (759)
Two or more races5% (248)
Asian3% (146)
Nonresident (international students)2% (115)
Black or African American2% (92)
American Indian or Alaska Native1% (33)
Race and ethnicity unknown1% (33)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0% (8)
Master's degrees: 1,757
Women59% (1,034)
Men41% (723)
White63% (1,111)
Nonresident (international students)16% (281)
Hispanic or Latino10% (180)
Two or more races4% (67)
Asian2% (43)
Black or African American2% (38)
Race and ethnicity unknown2% (29)
American Indian or Alaska Native0% (6)
Associate's degrees: 205
Women47% (97)
Men53% (108)
White75% (153)
Hispanic or Latino9% (19)
Two or more races5% (10)
Nonresident (international students)3% (7)
Race and ethnicity unknown3% (6)
Doctoral degrees (research, professional and other): 429
Women58% (248)
Men42% (181)
White66% (284)
Nonresident (international students)15% (63)
Hispanic or Latino8% (36)
Two or more races3% (13)
Race and ethnicity unknown3% (13)
Asian2% (10)
Black or African American2% (7)

From the IPEDS Completions survey (awards and degrees conferred, academic year 2023-24, provisional release that includes estimates for institutions that did not respond), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES; first majors only, so a graduate with two majors is counted once. Levels with fewer than 30 degrees, and race and ethnicity groups with fewer than 5 degrees, are not shown. IPEDS reports gender as men and women and race and ethnicity in federal categories; nonresident students are not classified by race. These counts describe who earns degrees here, not how any group fares, and MajorPays does not rank institutions and does not provide advice. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

What is studied here (degrees awarded 2023-24, by broad field; the largest fields at each level)

Bachelor's degrees (4,992 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences15.5% (775)
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services15.5% (775)
Engineering9.0% (449)
Social Sciences7.4% (371)
Psychology6.6% (329)
Family and Consumer Sciences, Human Sciences5.9% (294)
All other fields40.0% (1,999)

Master's degrees (1,757 awarded)

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services18.1% (318)
Natural Resources and Conservation10.0% (176)
Biological and Biomedical Sciences9.8% (172)
Engineering9.7% (171)
Education7.9% (139)
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services6.4% (112)
All other fields38.1% (669)

Associate's degrees (205 awarded)

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities100.0% (205)

Doctoral degrees (research, professional and other) (429 awarded)

Agricultural, Animal, Plant, Veterinary Science and Related Fields39.4% (169)
Biological and Biomedical Sciences14.0% (60)
Engineering13.3% (57)
Physical Sciences9.3% (40)
Social Sciences5.1% (22)
Mathematics and Statistics4.0% (17)
All other fields14.9% (64)

From the IPEDS Completions survey (degrees conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors only, provisional release that includes estimates for institutions that did not respond), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, grouped by the 2-digit field families of the Classification of Instructional Programs 2020. A level is shown only when at least 30 degrees were awarded, and fields with fewer than 5 degrees are included only in "All other fields". Degrees awarded are counts of awards, not of people, and say nothing about the quality of a program. MajorPays does not rank institutions or programs and does not provide advice. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Where first-year students come from (fall 2024; 5,466 first-time undergraduates with a known residence)

From the same state69% (3,796)
From other U.S. states31% (1,670)
From other countries0% (0)

Most common other states: CA (381), TX (259), IL (120)

From the IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey, residence of first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates (the most recent collection each school reported; students whose residence was not reported are left out). It describes where new students lived when first admitted. The Department of Education has not endorsed MajorPays’ presentation.

Average pay, full-time instructional staff

$106,952

1,759 staff, 2024-25 (9-month basis)

Average pay by rank (staff in each group in parentheses)

Professors$150,762 (491)
Associate professors$109,270 (452)
Assistant professors$92,045 (371)
Instructors$68,063 (227)

From the IPEDS Human Resources survey (salaries of full-time, nonmedical, instructional staff, 2024-25), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES. Salaries are averages for the group at this institution, converted to a 9-month basis (staff on contracts shorter than 9 months are excluded); they say nothing about any individual and depend on the mix of fields and ranks. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Graduation rate by financial aid (students who entered in 2018, within 150% of normal time)

Pell Grant recipients54% (1,112 students)
Direct Subsidized Loan recipients without a Pell Grant64% (864 students)
Neither a Pell Grant nor a Direct Subsidized Loan71% (3,196 students)

From the IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and Direct Subsidized Loan status), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates who entered in the cohort year shown, the share who completed a degree or certificate within 150% of normal time as of August 31, 2024 (provisional data). At four-year schools this includes students seeking associate degrees and certificates, so the rates can differ from the bachelor’s-degree graduation rate shown above. Pell Grants go to students from lower-income families; a Direct Subsidized Loan is a need-based federal loan. A group is shown only when it had at least 30 students. The groups differ in many ways besides aid, and a gap here does not by itself show how well a school serves any group. MajorPays does not rank institutions and does not provide advice. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

How long it takes to finish a bachelor’s degree (students who entered in fall 2018; 5,172 students)

Within 4 years47%
Within 5 years64%
Within 6 years67%

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, IPEDS Graduation Rates (derived rates): the share of full-time, first-time, bachelor’s-degree-seeking students who entered in fall 2018 and had completed a bachelor’s degree at this school within 4, 5 and 6 years (cumulative; provisional data). Students who transfer out or finish elsewhere are not counted as graduates. Shown only when the entering class had at least 30 students. Timing depends on the mix of programs and students, and the figures say nothing on their own about quality. MajorPays does not rank institutions and does not provide advice. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Where the money goes (expenses, 2023-24)

Total expenses

$1.64 billion

2023-24, all purposes

Instruction spending per student

$16,781

28,744 full-time-equivalent students; includes departmental research and medical instruction not budgeted separately

Instruction29.5%
Research21.7%
Public service15.6%
Academic support9.3%
Student services3.1%
Institutional support6.1%
All other (scholarships and grant aid, auxiliary enterprises, hospitals, independent operations and other)14.8%

From the IPEDS Finance survey (2023-24; forms F1A, F2 or F3 depending on the accounting standard the institution follows) and IPEDS 12-month enrollment (full-time-equivalent students), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES. Shares are each function as a share of total expenses. Some institutions report finances for several campuses together (their students are added together here), and some values are estimates for institutions that did not report. Institutions with hospitals, large research programs or auxiliary enterprises spend much of their money outside instruction, and accounting rules differ between public and private institutions, so figures are not directly comparable between institutions. Spending is not a measure of quality. MajorPays does not rank institutions and does not provide advice. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Research spending (research and development expenditures, fiscal year 2024)

Research and development spending

$466.4 million

fiscal year 2024, all sources

Federal government64.5%
State and local government5.4%
Business3.1%
Nonprofit organizations5.4%
The institution's own funds17.6%
All other sources4.0%

Research by field (share of research and development spending, fiscal year 2024)

Life sciences (including agricultural, biological and health sciences)56.8%
Geosciences, atmospheric and ocean sciences14.4%
Engineering13.0%
Physical sciences4.2%
Fields outside science and engineering (business, education, humanities, law and others)4.2%
Other sciences2.7%
Social sciences1.9%
Computer and information sciences1.4%
Psychology0.8%
Mathematics and statistics0.7%

From the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, fiscal year 2024 (research and development spending, including spending on medical school research and funds the institution itself provides), National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Figures are what an institution reported spending, not research quality or results, and institutions with medical schools or large research centers report much more. Short-form institutions report fewer details, some totals are estimates NSF made for institutions that did not report, and institutions that report several campuses together, or that NSF could not match to a federal identifier, are not shown. MajorPays does not rank institutions and does not provide advice. The National Science Foundation has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Who works here (staff in full-time equivalents, fall 2024)

Full-time-equivalent staff

8,000

employees on the payroll, fall 2024, including medical school staff; graduate assistants not counted

Instruction, research and public service44.2% (3,533)
Librarians, archivists, student and academic affairs and other education services8.2% (652)
Management1.5% (117)
Business and financial operations9.8% (788)
Computer, engineering and science5.0% (401)
Community service, legal, arts and media3.7% (294)
Healthcare practitioners and technical4.9% (391)
All other (service including healthcare support, office, maintenance, sales, production)22.8% (1,823)

From the IPEDS Human Resources survey (full-time-equivalent staff by occupational category, fall 2024), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES. Full-time-equivalent staff count each part-time employee as one third of a full-time one; counts include medical school staff where the institution has one but not graduate assistants. Institutions with hospitals, research centers or athletic programs employ many people outside teaching, and some campuses report together (figures for child campuses are estimates allocated from the parent), so counts are not directly comparable between institutions. MajorPays does not rank institutions and does not provide advice. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Full-time faculty by tenure status (1,759 full-time instructional staff, fall 2024)

Tenured46% (809)
On the tenure track15% (269)
Not on the tenure track or no tenure system26% (463)
Without faculty status12% (218)

From the IPEDS Human Resources survey, full-time instructional staff by faculty and tenure status (fall 2024; provisional), U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES. Only full-time instructional staff are counted, so part-time instructors (adjuncts) do not appear here and the figures do not show who teaches any particular class. “Not on the tenure track” includes schools with no tenure system and staff on contracts. A larger share of tenured or tenure-track faculty is not a sign of a better or worse school. MajorPays does not rank schools. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applicants; yield rate is enrolled ÷ admitted. Graduation rate is completers within 150% of normal program time ÷ the adjusted cohort size. From IPEDS Admissions (ADM), Graduation Rates (GR), and Fall Enrollment (EF) survey components. Completion within 8 years is from the IPEDS Outcome Measures (OM) component: the share of degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates who started in 2016-17 and earned any award from this school within eight years, counting part-time and transfer-in students that the standard graduation rate leaves out; the Department of Education has not endorsed MajorPays' presentation.

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Outcomes after enrolling

What students earned and how they repaid federal loans, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$49,748

Median earnings, 8 years after entry

$56,079

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$60,543

Sample: 6,127 students

Middle half: $40,471–$88,212

Median earnings 10 years after entry, by gender

Women$55,197
Men$69,610

Earnings differ by gender for many reasons besides the school, such as the fields students choose and the jobs they take. From the College Scorecard; students who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled.

Share earning more than a typical high school graduate

6 years after entry78%
8 years after entry82%
10 years after entry84%

From the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard: the share of students who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled who earned more than the Department’s threshold for a typical high school graduate, measured 6, 8 and 10 years after they first enrolled (students who entered about 2013 to 2015 for the 6-year figure and about 2009 to 2011 for the 10-year figure; see the Scorecard data documentation for how the threshold is set). It is a share of students, not a measure of how much they earn, and it depends heavily on who enrolls and where they live. MajorPays does not rank schools. The Department has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation.

16% of first-time, full-time students transferred to another school within 150% of normal time. Transfer rate: the share of full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students who transferred to another school within 150% of normal time (IPEDS Graduation Rates, pooled years, as published in the College Scorecard); students who transfer out are not counted as graduates of this school. Schools report transfers out only when preparing students to transfer is part of their mission, so many schools show none.

Median earnings 10 years after entry, by family income

Family income $0–30,000$57,073
$30,001–75,000$58,580
$75,001 and up$64,282

Federal loan repayment, undergraduate borrowers

2 years after entering repayment (8,558 borrowers)

4 years after entering repayment (8,564 borrowers)

Paid in fullMaking progressNot making progressDeferment or forbearanceDelinquentIn default

Dollar-based 10-year repayment rate: 59% of the federal loan dollars borrowed have been repaid after 10 years.

Median debt of graduates

$20,000

Federal loans

About $212 a month over 10 years at 4.99%

Undergraduates with a Pell Grant

21%

Undergraduates with a federal loan

32%

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard (institution-level data, June 2026 release), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution. MajorPays has selected and reorganized these measures; the Department has not endorsed them. Earnings are for students who received federal financial aid and were working and not enrolled 6, 8 and 10 years after first entering the school; family income groups are thirds of students' reported family income. Repayment shows undergraduate federal loan borrowers by status after entering repayment (deferment and forbearance are combined). The monthly amount on the debt card is the Department's calculation of a standard 10-year payment at 4.99% interest on the median federal debt of students who completed; actual payments depend on the repayment plan. A dash means the value is not published, often because too few students were in the group.

Earnings and debt by program

Bachelor's degrees

ProgramDegrees awarded in 2020-21Median earnings 1 year afterMedian earnings 4 years afterMedian federal loan debt
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services73$31,881$39,595$24,066
Agricultural Business and Management71$51,292$58,983$21,250
Animal Sciences91$36,111$53,934$22,045
Anthropology52$27,178$43,129$25,367
Apparel and Textiles70$34,852$57,184$21,250
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services11$51,005$66,984—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology52$38,484$70,343$25,620
Biology, General330$32,958$60,981$23,009
Biotechnology—$40,141$55,981$17,594
Business Administration, Management and Operations679$54,846$79,256$20,967
Chemical Engineering72$62,468$97,271$21,240
Chemistry25$42,660$71,615$19,062
Civil Engineering93$73,326$88,001$25,480
Communication and Media Studies136$38,731$61,434$24,647
Computer and Information Sciences, General200$78,856$114,076$23,250
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician165$78,423$94,921$25,000
Design and Applied Arts——$65,940—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft20$28,172$34,552—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology88$35,322$54,370$19,500
Economics99$48,462$69,934$24,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering46$78,038$99,172$25,900
English Language and Literature, General79$27,549$46,154$20,500
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering44$66,109$82,005$27,500
Fine and Studio Arts100$30,143$41,309$21,500
Fire Protection11—$98,019$34,008
Forestry27$37,539$62,919$24,200
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences24$41,158$71,631$26,028
History87$36,272$52,144$24,152
Hospitality Administration/Management47$41,688$62,556$20,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services—$36,214$53,597$23,000
Information Science/Studies13$67,827$102,765$25,000
Interior Architecture42$45,774$61,894$22,417
International/Globalization Studies37$28,919$48,973$19,763
Journalism139$36,352$53,528$22,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities76$34,540$51,830$25,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services37—$55,647$16,225
Mathematics43$47,835—$21,020
Mechanical Engineering201$60,720$94,260$26,184
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology41$39,701$69,269$26,000
Music45$38,277$39,414$26,837
Natural Resources Conservation and Research16$34,346$50,330$15,140
Neurobiology and Neurosciences58$27,413—$20,481
Nutrition Sciences42$32,785$59,528$24,750
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management72$33,161$52,971$19,628
Philosophy22$27,810—$18,894
Physics13$51,927——
Plant Sciences75$36,980$42,034$20,750
Political Science and Government140$36,324$67,873$19,500
Psychology, General284$37,121$54,268$23,147
Public Health19$52,540—$26,000
Social Work73$38,134$54,720$23,387
Sociology145$37,335$57,300$23,000
Soil Sciences19$46,287$57,671$21,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness217$35,326$60,835$22,000
Zoology/Animal Biology234$27,741$44,226$25,000

Master's degrees

ProgramDegrees awarded in 2020-21Median earnings 1 year afterMedian earnings 4 years afterMedian federal loan debt
Accounting and Related Services18$68,206$97,463—
Agriculture, General13$57,773$62,469—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management29$44,475$64,429—
Biological and Physical Sciences14$60,746$69,605—
Biology, General74$60,234$77,737—
Business Administration, Management and Operations285$99,929$136,709—
Civil Engineering18$79,034——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology13$67,559$87,258—
Educational Administration and Supervision78$53,447$69,438—
Engineering, General68$93,602$111,730—
English Language and Literature, General18—$50,330—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy73$43,262$64,235—
History11$42,244$67,570—
Information Science/Studies42$97,641$106,679—
Mechanical Engineering16$93,386$115,946—
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology35$41,682$63,447—
Music46$54,680$57,772—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research67$58,561$69,954—
Natural Sciences16—$50,052—
Nutrition Sciences7$60,252$63,613—
Pharmacology and Toxicology28$36,729$71,308—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions51$67,142$62,056—
Social Work69$51,716$67,960—
Statistics8$88,707——
Student Counseling and Personnel Services13$53,422——

Doctoral degrees

ProgramDegrees awarded in 2020-21Median earnings 1 year afterMedian earnings 4 years afterMedian federal loan debt
Chemistry33$85,131$139,296—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology15$61,064$96,987—
Educational Administration and Supervision14$111,285$105,391—
Psychology, General9$73,537$144,730—

First-professional degrees

ProgramDegrees awarded in 2020-21Median earnings 1 year afterMedian earnings 4 years afterMedian federal loan debt
Veterinary Medicine148$94,962$128,327—

Graduate and professional certificates

ProgramDegrees awarded in 2020-21Median earnings 1 year afterMedian earnings 4 years afterMedian federal loan debt
Finance and Financial Management Services28—$127,821—

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study data (June 2026 release; Creative Commons Attribution license; MajorPays selected and reorganized the figures). Earnings are the median for graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school, 1 year after finishing (graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20, in 2022 dollars) and 4 years after (graduates of 2014-15 and 2015-16, in 2021 dollars); debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of graduates who borrowed, including loans taken at other schools (Parent PLUS and private loans are not included; graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20). A dash means the Department did not publish the figure, usually because the group was small. The counts of degrees awarded are awards in 2020-21, a different year from the graduates measured for earnings and debt, and are awards, not people. Programs are grouped by the Department’s four-digit program codes, listed alphabetically within each degree level, not ranked. Earnings and debt differ for many reasons besides the program, such as the students’ backgrounds and the local job market, and the earlier cohorts predate recent changes. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

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Cost

Tuition, net price, and how it's changed over time.

Tuition & fees

$13,373

Most recent year: 2024

Net price

$21,011

Most recent year: 2023

Cost of attendance, on campus

$34,684

2024-25 published charges: Tuition & fees $13,373 + books $1,200 + room & board $16,817 + other $3,294

Out-of-state tuition & fees: $34,783
Graduate tuition & fees (full-time): $14,125 in-state; $30,813 out-of-state

Net price by family income (average price after grants and scholarships)

$0 to $30,000$13,259
$30,001 to $48,000$14,460
$48,001 to $75,000$15,905
$75,001 to $110,000$21,927
Over $110,000$29,763

Net price by family income is the average price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who received federal aid, by family income bracket (College Scorecard, most recent year). Brackets with few students can look out of order; read them as rough guides.

Tuition & fees trend

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2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Affordability & Transparency Center (CATC)

Net price trend

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2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Affordability & Transparency Center (CATC)

Tuition & fees is the institution's published sticker price; net price is the average price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving aid (lags tuition by one year in CATC's own reporting).

Cost of attendance adds the school’s published charges for tuition and fees (in-state), books and supplies, room and board, and other expenses for a full-time undergraduate in 2024-25 (provisional data). It is a sticker total, not what a student pays after grants and scholarships. From the NCES IPEDS Cost component (2024-25 data are provisional); the Department of Education has not endorsed MajorPays' presentation.

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Financial aid

Grants and loans received by full-time first-year students.

Received any aid

79.0%

Most recent year: 2024

Pell grants

20.0%

of students received one

Average award: $5,462

Federal grants

20.0%

of students received one

Average award: $6,710

Student loans

36.0%

of students took one out

Average amount: $9,688

Share of students receiving any aid

79.0%
81.0%
84.0%
84.0%
74.0%
79.0%
201920202021202220232024

Source: NCES IPEDS (Student Financial Aid)

Cohort is full-time, first-time undergraduates (a typical incoming class), not the whole student body. Pell grants are federal need-based grants for lower-income students; federal grants also includes Pell. Averages are among students who received that type of aid.

Veterans and service members (2023-24)

1,020 students received Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits ($12,425 on average, $12.7 million in all); 92 received Department of Defense tuition assistance ($515 on average).

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, IPEDS Student Financial Aid component, Military Service and Veteran’s Benefits (academic year 2023-24; reported by each school; shown when at least 10 students received the benefit). Recipients can include spouses and dependents, and Yellow Ribbon matching aid is not included. These are counts of students and dollars, not a rating of how a school treats veterans or service members, and they do not say who may enroll. The Department of Education has not endorsed the MajorPays presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Links from the school

Admissions office · How to apply · Financial aid office · Net price calculator · Veterans’ benefits

Web addresses the school itself reported to the U.S. Dept. of Education (IPEDS directory, 2024-25). MajorPays does not control these sites and cannot vouch for them; the addresses may be out of date. Always check the school’s own site for current prices and deadlines. MajorPays does not provide advice.

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Finances

Revenue, expenses, and financial indicators.

Core revenue

$1,707,429,192

Most recent year: 2024

Core expense

$1,402,252,483

Total operating expense

Instruction spending

$16,781

Per FTE student

Endowment

$22,379

Per FTE student

Equity ratio

37.0%

Equity divided by total assets

Reported as a public institution, GASB accounting standard. Core revenue/expense are total operating figures (not per-student). Equity ratio is the share of total assets financed by equity rather than debt (shown only between -100% and 100%; what is typical varies a lot by sector, and this is not a judgment of the institution). From IPEDS Finance survey component.

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Staffing

Faculty salary and staff counts (full-time equivalent).

Total staff

8,000

Full-time equivalent

Instructional staff

1,950

Full-time equivalent

Average salary is equated to a 9-month contract for full-time instructional staff. FTE (full-time equivalent) staff counts combine full- and part-time staff into a single comparable headcount. From IPEDS Human Resources survey component.