At a glance
- Average net price
- $21,044What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
- Acceptance rate
- 77%
- Graduation rate
- 68%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
- Undergraduates
- 2,428
- In-state tuition
- $45,726Published price before aid.
- Out-of-state tuition
- $45,726
- SAT midpoint
- 1,130
- Median earnings, 10 yrs
- $60,123Median 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
$21,0444/5
Better than 60% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).
Completion
68%4/5
Better than 70% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).
Earnings
$60,1234/5
Better than 68% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).
Debt at graduation
$24,5003/5
Better than 53% 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
$57,219
The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.
Average net price
$21,044
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 | 77% |
| Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed | $24,500 |
| Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled | $60,123 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $85,168 | 12 |
| Accounting and Related Services | $58,717 | 29 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $53,587 | 10 |
| Computer Science | $53,544 | 24 |
| Economics | $52,728 | 17 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $51,420 | 35 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $48,549 | 8 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $48,074 | 10 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,668 | 33 |
| Marketing | $45,464 | 44 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $44,934 | 26 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,609 | 50 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $30,167 | 7 |
| Sociology | $29,714 | 19 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $29,594 | 5 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $28,037 | 14 |
| Psychology, General | $27,688 | 74 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $26,908 | 25 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $20,416 | 16 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Not reported | 23 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 19 |
| Social Sciences, General | Not reported | 17 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Not reported | 14 |
| Biology, General | Not reported | 13 |
| Journalism | Not reported | 12 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Not reported | 11 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Not reported | 7 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Not reported | 7 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Not reported | 7 |
| Music | Not reported | 6 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 6 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Not reported | 6 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Not reported | 5 |
| History | Not reported | 5 |
| Physics | Not reported | 5 |
| Graphic Communications | Not reported | 5 |
| Anthropology | Not reported | 4 |
| Political Science and Government | Not reported | 4 |
| International Business | Not reported | 4 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Not reported | 4 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 3 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Not reported | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics | Not reported | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Not reported | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Not reported | 1 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Not reported | 1 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Natural Sciences | Not reported | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Not reported | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Not reported | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Not reported | Not reported |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Not reported | Not reported |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | Not reported |
All 58 bachelor’s programs this college reported.
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