Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $32,903
    2.74% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $23,263
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    77.7%
    1,174,955 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    1,596,347
    64.3% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    57%
    82,428 Graduates

    About

    Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity were General Business Administration & Management (51,271 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (36,504 degrees), and General Psychology (15,752 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is $32,903, which is $21,983 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $32,903, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $17,430 more than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is $32,903, which is $21,903 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $32,903, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $17,430 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $15,473.

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,263.

    Tuition Costs

    $32,903
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was $32,903, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $32,903. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is $17,430 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $21,903 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $23,263
    2024 Value
    0.41%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,263. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity grew by 0.41%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $12,250
    Room and Board
    $1,200
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was of $12,250 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 8.91% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    84%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    47%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    84% of undergraduate students at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 1.2% with respect to 2023, when 83% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Admissions

    Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity received 1,174,955 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 7.17% annual growth. Out of those 1,174,955 applicants, 913,442 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 77.7% acceptance rate.

    There were 1,596,347 students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2024. 18% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity has an overall enrollment yield of 15.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    77.7%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    913,442
    Accepted Out of 1,174,955

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was 77.7% (913,442 admissions from 1,174,955 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 77.5%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 7.17%, while admissions grew by 7.57%.

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    SAT Scores

    18%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    20,046
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    18% of enrolled first-time students at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had a total enrollment of 1,596,347 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is 1,027,159 students and the part-time enrollment is 569,188. This means that 64.3% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity, both undergraduate and graduate, is 47.5% White, 16.7% Black or African American, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.02% Asian, 3.49% Two or More Races, 0.443% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.257% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.8%), followed by White Male (19.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (10.2%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.5%), followed by White Male (13.5%) and Black or African American Female (12.1%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    64.3%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,596,347 students. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is 1,027,159 and the part-time enrollment is 569,188. This means that 64.3% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are enrolled full-time compared with 77.3% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    76%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was 76%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (82%), Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      758,890 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      266,555 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      238,176 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is 47.5% White, 16.7% Black or African American, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.02% Asian, 3.49% Two or More Races, 0.443% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.257% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.2% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.4% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 136,010 students (8.52%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 148,872 more women than men received degrees from Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is white (225,132 degrees awarded). There were 3.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (64,274 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is Registered Nursing (28,709 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (22,879 degrees) and General Psychology (13,136 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (6,407 degrees awarded), Education (53,549 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (15,674 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,571,453 people), Secondary school teachers (483,532 people), Education administrators (299,788 people), Social workers, all other (257,966 people), and Special education teachers (223,600 people).

    The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2024 are Theology (6,407 degrees awarded), Education (53,549 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (15,674 degrees), Psychology (31,157 degrees), and Library Science (925 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Theology (6,407 degrees awarded), Education (53,549 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (15,674 degrees), Psychology (31,157 degrees), and Library Science (925 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Elementary & secondary schools (3,037,525 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (391,930 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (334,947 people), Individual & family services (267,030 people), and Outpatient care centers (267,002 people).

    The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Theology (6,407 degrees awarded), Education (53,549 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (15,674 degrees), Psychology (31,157 degrees), and Library Science (925 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
      243 degrees awarded
    2. Medical Assistant
      165 degrees awarded
    3. Rehabilitation Science
      78 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 243 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    145,273
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    294,145
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 145,273 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity, which is 0.494 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (294,145).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 22,756 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.798 times less than the 28,515 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 31,857 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in Registered Nursing, which is 6.86 times more than the 4,647 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    47%
    100% Completion Time
    60%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 47% of students graduating from Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 60% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 60% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

    Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
    Asian Female
    Highest Graduation Rate (72.4%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is Female and Asian (72.4% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

    The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

    The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.53% of graduates (2086 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      225,132 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      64,274 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      56,770 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is white (225,132 degrees awarded). There were 3.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (64,274 degrees).

    7.55% of degree recipients (33,198 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      159,157 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      157,421 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      154,907 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is white female (159,157 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (157,421 degrees).

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    Operations

    Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity has an endowment valued at nearly $79.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.25B (4.1k%) compared to the 9.4% average return (23.7M on 252M) across all Doctoral Universities.

    In 2024, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had a total salary expenditure of 116M. Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity employs 11,849 Assistant professors, 11,379 Associate professors and 10,836 Professors. Most academics at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Female Assistant professor (7,288), Male Professor (6,175), and Female Associate professor (5,985).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are: Office and Administrative Support, with 17,472 employees, Management, with 16,568 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 13,911 employees.

    Endowment

    $79.2M
    2024 Endowment
    9.34%
    growth from 2023

    Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity has an endowment valued at about $79.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity grew 9.34% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $173M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $835M - Federal
    2. $367M - State
    3. $29.3M - Local

    As of 2024, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity received $835M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $367M from state grants and contracts, and $29.3M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $49.2M
    2024 Salaries
    2.96%
    decline from 2023

    In 2024, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity paid a median of $49.2M in salaries, which represents 42.3% of their overall expenditure ($116M) and a 2.96% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 3.26% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 1.95% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $3.98B
    Instructional Salaries
    43,127
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity paid a total of $3.98B to 43,127 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.4% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $4.1M (2.29%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity were Office and Administrative Support with 17,472 employees, Management with 16,568 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 13,911 employees.

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