At a glance
- Average net price
- $29,612What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
- Acceptance rate
- 6%
- Graduation rate
- 96%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
- Undergraduates
- 6,442
- In-state tuition
- $68,758Published price before aid.
- Out-of-state tuition
- $68,758
- SAT midpoint
- 1,513
- Median earnings, 10 yrs
- $97,800Median 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
$29,6122/5
Better than 21% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).
Completion
96%5/5
Better than 100% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).
Earnings
$97,8005/5
Better than 97% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).
Debt at graduation
$13,0005/5
Better than 95% 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
$87,072
The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.
Average net price
$29,612
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 | 96% |
|---|---|
| Retention rateFirst-year students who return | 98% |
| Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed | $13,000 |
| Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled | $97,800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | $133,356 | 410 |
| Mathematics | $121,088 | 83 |
| Computer Engineering | $111,145 | 110 |
| Economics | $98,649 | 199 |
| Statistics | $97,197 | 83 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $89,938 | 73 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $77,288 | 224 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $69,873 | 102 |
| History | $60,750 | 45 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $60,501 | 144 |
| Political Science and Government | $54,970 | 111 |
| Public Health | $45,921 | 33 |
| Sociology | $45,551 | 42 |
| Anthropology | $43,924 | 10 |
| International and Comparative Education | $40,723 | 20 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $39,359 | 133 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,208 | 95 |
| Psychology, General | $33,559 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | $30,939 | 169 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $30,154 | 23 |
| Chemistry | $29,748 | 29 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | $28,121 | 54 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $20,483 | 30 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not reported | 281 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 34 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Not reported | 29 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Not reported | 24 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 22 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Not reported | 21 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 21 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Not reported | 17 |
| Civil Engineering | Not reported | 17 |
| Physics | Not reported | 15 |
| Literature | Not reported | 11 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Not reported | 9 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Not reported | 8 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Not reported | 6 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 5 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Not reported | 5 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Not reported | 4 |
| Engineering, Other | Not reported | 4 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Not reported | 4 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Music | Not reported | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | Not reported | 3 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Not reported | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Not reported | 3 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Not reported | 3 |
| Dance | Not reported | 3 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Not reported | 2 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Not reported | 2 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Not reported | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Not reported | 1 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 1 |
| Psychology, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Not reported | Not reported |
| Journalism | Not reported | Not reported |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Not reported | Not reported |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cognitive Science | Not reported | Not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Not reported | Not reported |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not reported | Not reported |
All 64 bachelor’s programs this college reported.
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