At a glance
- Average net price
- $12,780What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
- Acceptance rate
- 84%
- Graduation rate
- 68%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
- Undergraduates
- 2,513
- In-state tuition
- $9,838Published price before aid.
- Out-of-state tuition
- $18,566
- SAT midpoint
- 1,192
- Median earnings, 10 yrs
- $56,280Median 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 public 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
$12,7804/5
Better than 66% of public 4-year colleges (565 compared).
Completion
68%5/5
Better than 81% of public 4-year colleges (566 compared).
Earnings
$56,2803/5
Better than 55% of public 4-year colleges (590 compared).
Debt at graduation
$21,0003/5
Better than 48% of public 4-year colleges (588 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
$25,115
The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.
Average net price
$12,780
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 | $21,000 |
| Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled | $56,280 |
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 and Information Sciences, General | $74,794 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $68,736 | 55 |
| Accounting and Related Services | $59,919 | 39 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $50,422 | 108 |
| Political Science and Government | $39,813 | 24 |
| Agriculture, General | $36,853 | 16 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | $32,176 | 18 |
| Communication and Media Studies | $31,853 | 28 |
| Biology, General | $31,435 | 72 |
| Public Health | $30,911 | 32 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $29,001 | 36 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $28,801 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $26,865 | 67 |
| History | $25,010 | 16 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $16,569 | 17 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | $15,998 | 14 |
| Psychology, General | Not reported | 79 |
| Computer Science | Not reported | 32 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Not reported | 26 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Not reported | 26 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 20 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Not reported | 20 |
| Music | Not reported | 16 |
| Economics | Not reported | 16 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 11 |
| Physics | Not reported | 10 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 9 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Not reported | 8 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not reported | 8 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 7 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Not reported | 7 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 4 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Not reported | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Not reported | Not reported |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Education, General | Not reported | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Not reported | Not reported |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | Not reported |
All 39 bachelor’s programs this college reported.
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