Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $9,342
    1.24% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $12,328
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    39%
    141 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    61,732
    81.9% Full-Time
    2012 Graduation Rate
    100%
    3 Graduates

    About

    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools were Registered Nursing (4,166 degrees awarded), Medicine (3,502 degrees), and Dentistry (826 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $9,342, which is $1,578 less than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $24,371, which is 261% of the cost for in-state students, and is $8,898 more than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $9,342, which is $1,658 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $24,371, which is 261% of the cost for in-state students, and is $8,898 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 $12,328.

    Tuition Costs

    $9,342
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was $24,371, which is 261% of the cost for in-state students, which was $9,342. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $8,898 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $1,658 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $12,328
    2024 Value
    6.49%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $12,328. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools grew by 6.49%.

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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

    $9,481
    Room and Board
    $200
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was of $9,481 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 8.68% between 2023 and 2024.

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

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    Admissions

    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools received 141 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 13.7% annual growth. Out of those 141 applicants, 55 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 39% acceptance rate.

    There were 61,732 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024.

    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an overall enrollment yield of 100%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    39%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    55
    Accepted Out of 141

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was 39% (55 admissions from 141 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 38.7%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 13.7%, while admissions grew by 14.6%.

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    Enrollment

    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a total enrollment of 61,732 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 50,532 students and the part-time enrollment is 11,200. This means that 81.9% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.1% White, 16.3% Asian, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.98% Black or African American, 3.7% Two or More Races, 0.379% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0875% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (42.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (18.6%) and Black or African American Female (9.27%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.4%), followed by White Male (16.6%) and Asian Female (11.4%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    81.9%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 61,732 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 50,532 and the part-time enrollment is 11,200. This means that 81.9% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      27,855 enrolled students
    2. Asian
      10,041 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      8,901 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 45.1% White, 16.3% Asian, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.98% Black or African American, 3.7% Two or More Races, 0.379% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0875% 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 Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% 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, 2,176 students (3.52%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 9,023 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white (10,573 degrees awarded). There were 3.32 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3,186 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is Registered Nursing (3,733 degrees awarded), followed by Clinical Laboratory Technologist (448 degrees) and Dental Hygiene (190 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Health (18,241 degrees awarded), Biology (1,818 degrees), and Legal (285 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Registered nurses
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Registered nurses (1,604,960 people), Physicians (543,416 people), Other managers (253,752 people), Medical & health services managers (229,554 people), and Pharmacists (208,410 people).

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024 are Health (18,241 degrees awarded), Biology (1,818 degrees), Legal (285 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (346 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (128 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 Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, and Chief executives & legislators

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Health (18,241 degrees awarded), Biology (1,818 degrees), Legal (285 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (346 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (128 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,202,701 people), Elementary & secondary schools (579,279 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (475,455 people), Outpatient care centers (447,744 people), and Offices of physicians (410,625 people).

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Health (18,241 degrees awarded), Biology (1,818 degrees), Legal (285 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (346 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (128 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 Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic)
      100 degrees awarded
    2. Radiographer
      45 degrees awarded
    3. Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Ultrasound Technician
      32 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) with 100 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    5,997
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    15,020
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 5,997 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools, which is 0.399 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (15,020).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 1,676 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in Medicine, which is 0.918 times less than the 1,826 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 3,540 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in Registered Nursing, which is 5.65 times more than the 626 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      10,573 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      3,186 degrees awarded
    3. Asian
      2,935 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white (10,573 degrees awarded). There were 3.32 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3,186 degrees).

    2.89% of degree recipients (608 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      7,895 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      7,809 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      7,808 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white female (7,895 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (7,809 degrees).

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    Operations

    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $835M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.52B (302%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a total salary expenditure of 1.49B. Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools employs 1,542 Assistant professors, 945 Associate professors and 895 Professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Female Assistant professor (1,093), Female Associate professor (594), and Male Professor (460).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are: Office and Administrative Support, with 7,585 employees, Management, with 7,201 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 6,256 employees.

    Endowment

    $835M
    2024 Endowment
    6.89%
    growth from 2023

    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an endowment valued at about $835M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools grew 6.89% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $821M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $5.87B - Federal
    2. $708M - State
    3. $1.96B - Local

    As of 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools received $5.87B in grants and contracts from the federal government, $708M from state grants and contracts, and $1.96B from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $817M
    2024 Salaries
    4.97%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools paid a median of $817M in salaries, which represents 54.9% of their overall expenditure ($1.49B) and a 4.97% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 7.25% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 5.51% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $610M
    Instructional Salaries
    4,109
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools paid a total of $610M to 4,109 employees working as instructors, which represents 2.35% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools were Office and Administrative Support with 7,585 employees, Management with 7,201 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 6,256 employees.

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