At a glance
- Average net price
- $25,807What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
- Acceptance rate
- 68%
- Graduation rate
- 68%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
- Undergraduates
- 1,597
- In-state tuition
- $37,050Published price before aid.
- Out-of-state tuition
- $37,050
- SAT midpoint
- 1,170
- Median earnings, 10 yrs
- $52,559Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.
How it compares to similar colleges
Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.
Affordability
$25,8072/5
Better than 35% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).
Completion
68%4/5
Better than 69% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).
Earnings
$52,5593/5
Better than 44% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).
Debt at graduation
$21,5004/5
Better than 74% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).
What these ratings are based on
- Affordability
- Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
- Completion
- Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
- Earnings
- Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
- Debt at graduation
- Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
- Why there is no rating for selectivity
- A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.
What it actually costs
Published cost
$51,733
The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.
Average net price
$25,807
What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.
Outcomes
| Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time | 68% |
|---|---|
| Retention rateFirst-year students who return | 85% |
| Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed | $21,500 |
| Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled | $52,559 |
What graduates of each major earn
Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.
| Major | Earnings, 1 yr | Degrees awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $71,680 | 26 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $52,640 | 17 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | $49,230 | 15 |
| Marketing | $43,944 | 14 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $39,749 | 68 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Not reported | 20 |
| Social Work | Not reported | 17 |
| Biology, General | Not reported | 17 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 16 |
| Civil Engineering | Not reported | 14 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Not reported | 11 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Not reported | 9 |
| Engineering Science | Not reported | 8 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Not reported | 7 |
| Psychology, General | Not reported | 7 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Not reported | 7 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Not reported | 6 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Not reported | 6 |
| Animal Sciences | Not reported | 5 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Not reported | 5 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 5 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not reported | 5 |
| History | Not reported | 5 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Not reported | 5 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Not reported | 4 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not reported | 4 |
| Data Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Not reported | 4 |
| Agriculture, General | Not reported | 4 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Not reported | 4 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Not reported | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Not reported | 3 |
| Education, General | Not reported | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 3 |
| Construction Management | Not reported | 3 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Not reported | 3 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Not reported | 3 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Not reported | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Not reported | 2 |
| Journalism | Not reported | 2 |
| Political Science and Government | Not reported | 2 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Not reported | 2 |
| Engineering, General | Not reported | 2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Not reported | 2 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 2 |
| Plant Sciences | Not reported | 1 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Not reported | 1 |
| Literature | Not reported | 1 |
| International Business | Not reported | 1 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Not reported | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Not reported | 1 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 1 |
| Music | Not reported | 1 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Not reported | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Physics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Not reported | Not reported |
| Philosophy | Not reported | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Not reported | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Not reported | Not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Not reported | Not reported |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Not reported | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Not reported | Not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Not reported | Not reported |
| Economics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Education, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Not reported | Not reported |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Not reported | Not reported |
| Biotechnology | Not reported | Not reported |
| Applied Mathematics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Public Administration | Not reported | Not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Not reported | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Not reported | Not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Not reported | Not reported |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Not reported | Not reported |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Not reported | Not reported |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Not reported | Not reported |
| International Agriculture | Not reported | Not reported |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Not reported | Not reported |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Not reported | Not reported |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Not reported | Not reported |
All 87 bachelor’s programs this college reported.
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