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Western Carolina University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 60,000
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Cullowhee, NC

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (41%)

Honors College

Name Brinson Honors College
Students 1,200 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,679
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 76%
From Region 15%
Athletes 370 (4.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 9%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 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: 44.0% 44.0% 2012 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2013 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2014 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2015 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2016 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2017 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2018 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2019 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2020 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2021 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2022 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2023 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2024 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2025 Men: 42.5% 42.5%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2012 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2013 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2014 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2015 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2017 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2018 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2020 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2021 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2023 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2024 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2025 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2011 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2012 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2015 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2016 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2017 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2018 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2019 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2023 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2025 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2011 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2012 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2013 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2014 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2015 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2016 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2017 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2018 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2019 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2020 White: 79.5% 79.5% 2021 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2022 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2023 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2024 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2025 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 International: 1.3% 1.3%

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 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 6,433 6,433 2012 Total: 6,750 6,750 2013 Total: 7,045 7,045 2014 Total: 7,344 7,344 2015 Total: 7,409 7,409 2016 Total: 7,814 7,814 2017 Total: 7,987 7,987 2018 Total: 8,555 8,555 2019 Total: 8,892 8,892 2020 Total: 9,283 9,283 2021 Total: 9,111 9,111 2022 Total: 8,647 8,647 2023 Total: 8,395 8,395 2024 Total: 8,616 8,616 2025 Total: 8,679 8,679 2011 Men: 3,021 3,021 2012 Men: 3,207 3,207 2013 Men: 3,240 3,240 2014 Men: 3,438 3,438 2015 Men: 3,406 3,406 2016 Men: 3,592 3,592 2017 Men: 3,701 3,701 2018 Men: 3,963 3,963 2019 Men: 4,077 4,077 2020 Men: 4,263 4,263 2021 Men: 4,144 4,144 2022 Men: 3,912 3,912 2023 Men: 3,700 3,700 2024 Men: 3,772 3,772 2025 Men: 3,808 3,808 2011 Women: 3,412 3,412 2012 Women: 3,543 3,543 2013 Women: 3,805 3,805 2014 Women: 3,906 3,906 2015 Women: 4,003 4,003 2016 Women: 4,222 4,222 2017 Women: 4,286 4,286 2018 Women: 4,592 4,592 2019 Women: 4,815 4,815 2020 Women: 5,020 5,020 2021 Women: 4,967 4,967 2022 Women: 4,735 4,735 2023 Women: 4,695 4,695 2024 Women: 4,844 4,844 2025 Women: 4,871 4,871

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2012 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2015 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2016 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2017 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2018 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2019 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2020 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2025 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2011 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2015 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2017 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2018 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2019 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2020 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2023 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2024 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2025 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2011 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2012 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2013 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2014 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2015 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2016 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2017 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2018 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2019 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2020 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2021 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2022 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2023 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2024 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2025 White: 74.6% 74.6% 2011 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 International: 2.0% 2.0%

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
Western Carolina University 2,391 41% 77% 1% 6% 8% 2% $63,214 20 -0.73 75 96% 5.7%
Electrical Engineering 20 — 80% 70% 5% 10% 5% 10% $96,108 6 -0.99 97 100% — — — —
General Engineering 35 +1 77% 71% 0% 0% 9% 9% $89,855 23 -0.66 95 100% — — — —
Computer Science 31 +1 94% 74% 6% 6% 6% 3% $98,614 22 -0.77 97 100% — — — —
Chemistry 24 +6 50% 75% 0% 0% 8% 8% $60,722 9 -1.05 71 94% — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 49 +3 20% 76% 6% 2% 12% 0% $60,722 9 -1.05 71 94% — — — —
Geosciences 6 +1 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $59,940 30 -0.46 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +10 46% 77% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,182 0 -1.55 33 100% — — — —
Biology 63 +6 33% 71% 0% 6% 13% 2% $54,055 6 -1.44 59 97% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 10 — 10% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $55,913 16 -0.77 63 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 20 +3 30% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,022 4 -1.59 38 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 27 — 0% 81% 0% 0% 11% 4% $54,167 14 -1.03 59 94% — — — —
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 70 +1 60% 86% 0% 3% 6% 0% $74,947 73 +0.44 86 98% — — — —
Environmental Health 6 — 50% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $64,873 43 -0.25 77 96% — — — —
Integrated Health Sciences 102 — 27% 72% 1% 9% 8% 1% $58,411 19 -0.69 67 — — — — —
Nursing 292 — 15% 79% 1% 5% 8% 1% $88,087 38 -0.41 94 96% 3.2% — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 18 — 22% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $46,519 4 -1.50 39 98% — — — —
Accounting 20 +6 55% 70% 0% 0% 15% 10% $72,651 19 -0.93 85 96% — — — —
Applied Economics 3 +2 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $62,156 3 -1.35 73 — — — — —
Business Management and Administration 224 +20 43% 71% 2% 11% 9% 2% $61,344 12 -0.85 72 96% 7.0% — — —
Entrepreneurship 9 — 56% 22% 0% 33% 33% 11% $59,784 15 -0.71 70 — — — — —
Finance 76 +17 67% 78% 1% 4% 9% 3% $65,392 3 -1.16 78 96% 6.9% — — —
Hospitality Management 13 +1 31% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $54,462 23 -0.55 59 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 28 +1 71% 57% 4% 4% 4% 25% $62,565 2 -1.71 74 96% — — — —
Marketing 38 +4 39% 71% 0% 11% 13% 0% $58,386 4 -1.49 67 97% 8.8% — — —
Marketing 82 +22 48% 72% 1% 10% 6% 4% $58,386 4 -1.49 67 96% 8.8% — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 33 — 64% 76% 0% 3% 9% 0% $42,968 1 -1.59 29 87% — — — —
Sports Management 26 +5 88% 65% 0% 15% 4% 4% $53,927 23 -0.78 58 98% — — — —
English 41 +1 22% 88% 0% 0% 5% 2% $50,083 42 -0.28 49 96% — — — —
History 40 — 45% 85% 2% 2% 8% 0% $50,658 25 -0.61 50 95% — — — —
Philosophy 12 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $36,531 1 -1.88 14 100% — — — —
Spanish 6 +1 33% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $46,371 12 -1.04 39 88% — — — —
Anthropology 40 +8 20% 75% 2% 2% 10% 2% $45,261 3 -1.05 36 98% — — — —
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 28 — 57% 89% 4% 0% 4% 0% $53,125 13 -0.83 56 96% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 12 +2 8% 50% 0% 0% 17% 25% $55,825 9 -0.88 62 89% — — — —
Political Science 20 +6 55% 75% 5% 5% 10% 0% $49,916 1 -1.64 48 100% — — — —
Psychology 145 +12 22% 74% 1% 6% 9% 1% $45,898 4 -1.39 37 94% — — — —
Public Administration 117 +11 68% 83% 3% 3% 7% 1% $80,414 80 +0.60 90 85% 3.9% — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 10 — 70% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $45,972 4 -1.48 38 96% — — — —
Social Work 25 — 8% 68% 4% 8% 8% 0% $54,501 56 +0.15 60 96% — — — —
Sociology 9 +10 56% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $52,747 37 -0.38 55 91% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 41 +1 44% 85% 0% 7% 2% 0% $50,411 11 -1.07 49 90% — — — —
Elementary Education 46 — 9% 85% 2% 0% 9% 0% $49,459 31 -0.42 47 95% — — — —
English Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $51,441 31 -0.56 52 97% — — — —
General Education 11 +4 55% 45% 0% 27% 18% 9% $47,167 13 -0.93 41 — — — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $49,459 21 -0.66 47 95% — — — —
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 46 — 2% 78% 2% 15% 2% 0% $49,459 31 -0.42 47 95% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,441 24 -0.61 52 97% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $51,441 22 -0.78 52 97% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $51,441 24 -0.61 52 97% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 11 — 36% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $51,441 21 -0.68 52 97% — — — —
Special Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,249 4 -1.61 36 100% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,441 75 +0.49 52 97% — — — —
Fine Arts 9 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,415 43 -0.15 36 96% — — — —
Interior Design 31 — 10% 84% 0% 6% 6% 0% $55,630 8 -1.43 62 100% — — — —
Music 8 — 50% 62% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,684 48 -0.01 40 100% — — — —
Music Education 10 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,441 70 +0.50 52 97% — — — —
Music Performance 26 — 62% 81% 0% 4% 0% 0% $46,684 48 -0.01 40 100% — — — —
Studio Art 26 — 15% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $45,415 43 -0.15 36 96% — — — —
Theater 17 — 41% 76% 0% 12% 6% 0% $40,367 34 -0.36 23 87% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 54 — 96% 89% 0% 4% 6% 0% $83,471 7 -1.51 91 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 119 +10 54% 74% 0% 4% 14% 1% $59,395 50 -0.07 69 97% 7.0% — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 14 — 86% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $72,806 9 -1.32 85 100% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 43 — 88% 84% 2% 2% 7% 0% $85,107 31 -0.30 92 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $4,864
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $9,181
Est. In-State Cost $6,292
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,877
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4% 2012 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9% 2013 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1% 2014 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3% 2015 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2016 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2017 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0% 2018 Graduated: 61.6% 61.6% 2019 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2020 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6% 2021 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6% 2023 Graduated: 59.1% 59.1% 2024 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3%

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: 48.7% 2012 Men: 42.4% 2013 Men: 43.5% 2014 Men: 53.9% 2015 Men: 54.2% 2016 Men: 51.0% 2017 Men: 54.4% 2018 Men: 58.8% 2019 Men: 61.5% 2020 Men: 58.7% 2021 Men: 57.9% 2022 Men: 57.6% 2023 Men: 55.4% 2024 Men: 54.8% 2011 Women: 52.0% 2012 Women: 53.4% 2013 Women: 58.1% 2014 Women: 62.6% 2015 Women: 60.1% 2016 Women: 61.5% 2017 Women: 62.7% 2018 Women: 63.8% 2019 Women: 63.2% 2020 Women: 67.8% 2021 Women: 64.2% 2022 Women: 63.1% 2023 Women: 62.2% 2024 Women: 64.6%

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 Black: 47.9% 2012 Black: 48.9% 2013 Black: 40.5% 2014 Black: 47.0% 2015 Black: 61.2% 2016 Black: 53.6% 2017 Black: 51.2% 2018 Black: 67.3% 2019 Black: 59.3% 2020 Black: 58.9% 2021 Black: 51.7% 2022 Black: 47.1% 2023 Black: 46.5% 2024 Black: 47.9% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 39.1% 2013 Hispanic: 27.3% 2014 Hispanic: 46.2% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 2016 Hispanic: 64.5% 2017 Hispanic: 47.6% 2018 Hispanic: 57.8% 2019 Hispanic: 59.3% 2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 2021 Hispanic: 59.0% 2022 Hispanic: 58.3% 2023 Hispanic: 57.4% 2024 Hispanic: 58.0% 2011 White: 51.1% 2012 White: 47.9% 2013 White: 52.2% 2014 White: 60.1% 2015 White: 58.0% 2016 White: 57.0% 2017 White: 60.4% 2018 White: 62.1% 2019 White: 63.0% 2020 White: 64.9% 2021 White: 63.7% 2022 White: 62.9% 2023 White: 60.1% 2024 White: 61.8%

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
Business & Economics 23.1% 552 52% 71% 1% 9% 9% 4% $60,099 5 -1.11 70 96% 7.5%
Health Sciences 21.5% 515 23% 79% 1% 5% 8% 1% $76,922 50 -0.42 88 97% 3.2%
Social Sciences 18.7% 447 40% 78% 2% 5% 7% 2% $56,809 44 -0.67 64 92% 3.9%
Professional 9.6% 230 72% 78% 1% 3% 11% 1% $70,671 57 -0.53 83 97% 7.0%
Education 6.0% 143 17% 80% 1% 7% 8% 2% $49,465 21 -0.57 47 96% —
Arts 5.6% 134 31% 83% 0% 4% 3% 0% $48,224 34 -0.35 44 97% —
Humanities 4.1% 99 35% 83% 1% 1% 11% 1% $48,448 14 -0.66 44 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.8% 92 32% 76% 3% 1% 10% 2% $58,334 3 -1.08 67 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 63 33% 71% 0% 6% 13% 2% $54,055 6 -1.44 59 97% —
Engineering 2.3% 55 78% 71% 2% 4% 7% 9% $92,129 7 -0.78 95 100% —
Computer Science 1.3% 31 94% 74% 6% 6% 6% 3% $98,614 29 -0.77 97 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 30 23% 87% 0% 3% 0% 0% $49,319 10 -1.31 46 98% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #399 85% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.5M #319 49% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #398 92% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #445 74% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #211 61% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.1M #378 56% $0.0M 16 #251 — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #392 0% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.3M #478 72% $0.1M 16 #413 — —

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 120 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 112 $403K $403K $0
Baseball 41 $979K $979K $0
Basketball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 9 $272K $272K $0
Total 235 $7.1M $7.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 100 $405K $405K $0
Soccer 32 $558K $558K $0
Softball 20 $556K $556K $0
Volleyball 15 $501K $501K $0
Basketball 12 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 8 $266K $266K $0
Golf 6 $284K $284K $0
Total 135 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 212 $808K $808K $0
Football 120 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Baseball 41 $979K $979K $0
Soccer 32 $558K $558K $0
Basketball 28 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Softball 20 $556K $556K $0
Golf 15 $556K $556K $0
Volleyball 15 $501K $501K $0
Tennis 8 $266K $266K $0
Total 370 $16.3M $16.3M $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 66%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 52% 7%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Acceptance: 38.8% 38.8% 2012 Acceptance: 38.7% 38.7% 2013 Acceptance: 37.7% 37.7% 2014 Acceptance: 43.1% 43.1% 2015 Acceptance: 40.3% 40.3% 2016 Acceptance: 40.7% 40.7% 2017 Acceptance: 38.8% 38.8% 2018 Acceptance: 39.7% 39.7% 2019 Acceptance: 68.7% 68.7% 2020 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 Acceptance: 79.4% 79.4% 2022 Acceptance: 84.8% 84.8% 2023 Acceptance: 86.7% 86.7% 2024 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8% 2025 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2011 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2012 Yield: 28.1% 28.1% 2013 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2014 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2015 Yield: 23.0% 23.0% 2016 Yield: 25.8% 25.8% 2017 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2018 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2019 Yield: 27.6% 27.6% 2020 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Yield: 17.7% 17.7% 2022 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2023 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2024 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2025 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%

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 2025 2011 Applicants: 14,979 14,979 2012 Applicants: 13,993 13,993 2013 Applicants: 15,231 15,231 2014 Applicants: 15,398 15,398 2015 Applicants: 17,699 17,699 2016 Applicants: 18,297 18,297 2017 Applicants: 19,391 19,391 2018 Applicants: 19,344 19,344 2019 Applicants: 11,128 11,128 2020 Applicants: 15,036 15,036 2021 Applicants: 12,308 12,308 2022 Applicants: 17,917 17,917 2023 Applicants: 18,183 18,183 2024 Applicants: 19,742 19,742 2025 Applicants: 21,428 21,428 2011 Admitted: 5,813 5,813 2012 Admitted: 5,409 5,409 2013 Admitted: 5,736 5,736 2014 Admitted: 6,638 6,638 2015 Admitted: 7,127 7,127 2016 Admitted: 7,445 7,445 2017 Admitted: 7,532 7,532 2018 Admitted: 7,672 7,672 2019 Admitted: 7,646 7,646 2020 Admitted: 7,290 7,290 2021 Admitted: 9,775 9,775 2022 Admitted: 15,201 15,201 2023 Admitted: 15,758 15,758 2024 Admitted: 16,154 16,154 2025 Admitted: 14,119 14,119 2011 Enrolled: 1,440 1,440 2012 Enrolled: 1,520 1,520 2013 Enrolled: 1,558 1,558 2014 Enrolled: 1,756 1,756 2015 Enrolled: 1,639 1,639 2016 Enrolled: 1,924 1,924 2017 Enrolled: 1,998 1,998 2018 Enrolled: 2,198 2,198 2019 Enrolled: 2,107 2,107 2020 Enrolled: 1,823 1,823 2021 Enrolled: 1,729 1,729 2022 Enrolled: 1,932 1,932 2023 Enrolled: 2,103 2,103 2024 Enrolled: 2,052 2,052 2025 Enrolled: 2,936 2,936

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 1090 – 1250
SAT Math Range 520 – 610
SAT RW Range 560 – 650

SAT Composite

900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 950 950 2012 25th: 940 940 2013 25th: 940 940 2014 25th: 950 950 2015 25th: 940 940 2016 25th: 910 910 2017 25th: 1020 1020 2018 25th: 1030 1030 2019 25th: 1020 1020 2020 25th: 1020 1020 2021 25th: 1060 1060 2022 25th: 1020 1020 2023 25th: 1050 1050 2024 25th: 1080 1080 2011 75th: 1130 1130 2012 75th: 1130 1130 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1130 1130 2016 75th: 1120 1120 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1210 1210 2019 75th: 1200 1200 2020 75th: 1220 1220 2021 75th: 1230 1230 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1260 1260 2024 75th: 1270 1270

SAT Math

450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 610 610 2024 75th: 610 610

SAT Reading & Writing

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 470 470 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 660 660

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: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0% 2022 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0% 2023 Submitted: 32.0% 32.0% 2024 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%

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.