Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $46,565
    5.21% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $25,209
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    44.2%
    1,036,784 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    330,586
    92.6% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    71.5%
    60,862 Graduates

    About

    Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus were General Biological Sciences (5,050 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (4,350 degrees), and General Psychology (4,339 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is $46,565, which is $35,645 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $46,565, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $31,092 more than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is $46,565, which is $35,565 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $46,565, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $31,092 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 $25,209.

    Tuition Costs

    $46,565
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus was $46,565, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $46,565. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is $31,092 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $35,565 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $25,209
    2024 Value
    0.697%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,209. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus grew by 0.697%.

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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

    $13,187
    Room and Board
    $1,000
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus was of $13,187 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 5.92% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.299% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    94%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    49%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    94% of undergraduate students at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 1.05% with respect to 2023, when 95% 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

    Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus received 1,036,784 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 6.05% annual growth. Out of those 1,036,784 applicants, 458,676 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 44.2% acceptance rate.

    There were 330,586 students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in 2024. 23.4% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus has an overall enrollment yield of 17.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    44.2%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    458,676
    Accepted Out of 1,036,784

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus was 44.2% (458,676 admissions from 1,036,784 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 45.1%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 6.05%, while admissions grew by 3.98%.

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    SAT Scores

    23.4%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    17,302
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    23.4% of enrolled first-time students at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus had a total enrollment of 330,586 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is 306,244 students and the part-time enrollment is 24,342. This means that 92.6% of students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.7% White, 12.3% Black or African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.89% Asian, 4.68% Two or More Races, 0.328% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.133% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (31.7%), followed by White Male (24.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (6.82%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.6%), followed by White Male (18.1%) and Black or African American Female (8.26%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    92.6%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 330,586 students. The full-time enrollment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is 306,244 and the part-time enrollment is 24,342. This means that 92.6% of students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    84%
    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 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus was 84%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      180,758 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      40,746 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      37,111 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is 54.7% White, 12.3% Black or African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.89% Asian, 4.68% Two or More Races, 0.328% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.133% 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 Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% 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, 16,676 students (5.04%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 17,409 more women than men received degrees from Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is white (51,449 degrees awarded). There were 6.01 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8,557 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is General Biological Sciences (5,028 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (4,334 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (3,713 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (1,409 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (2,580 degrees), and History (2,375 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (221,052 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (189,535 people), Secondary school teachers (151,888 people), Other managers (146,322 people), and Postsecondary teachers (144,592 people).

    The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in 2024 are Cultural & Gender Studies (1,409 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (2,580 degrees), History (2,375 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (1,398 degrees), and English (3,573 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Logisticians, and Economists

    The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are Cultural & Gender Studies (1,409 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (2,580 degrees), History (2,375 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (1,398 degrees), and English (3,573 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 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are Elementary & secondary schools (485,792 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (302,917 people), Legal services (178,227 people), Computer Systems Design (127,026 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (104,156 people).

    The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are Cultural & Gender Studies (1,409 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (2,580 degrees), History (2,375 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (1,398 degrees), and English (3,573 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 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Paralegal
      8 degrees awarded
    2. Elementary Education & Teaching
      8 degrees awarded
    3. Teacher Education
      7 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus was Paralegal with 8 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    33,976
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    51,385
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 33,976 degrees were awarded to men at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus, which is 0.661 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (51,385).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 2,615 degrees were awarded to men at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.51 times more than the 1,735 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 3,625 degrees were awarded to men at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus in General Biological Sciences, which is 2.54 times more than the 1,425 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    66%
    100% Completion Time
    72%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 66% of students graduating from Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 72% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 72% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges 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 (83.2%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is Female and Asian (83.2% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, 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, 2.64% of graduates (1606 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      51,449 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      8,557 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      8,327 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is white (51,449 degrees awarded). There were 6.01 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8,557 degrees).

    3.21% of degree recipients (2,742 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      37,337 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      36,758 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      36,746 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus is white female (37,337 degrees awarded). There were 1.02 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (36,758 degrees).

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    Operations

    Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus has an endowment valued at nearly $168M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 8.49B (5.06k%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

    In 2024, Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus had a total salary expenditure of 66M. Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus employs 8,531 Professors, 7,839 Assistant professors and 7,605 Associate professors. Most academics at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are Male Professor (4,917), Female Assistant professor (4,359), and Female Associate professor (3,836).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus are: Service, with 11,636 employees, Management, with 10,390 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 9,603 employees.

    Endowment

    $168M
    2024 Endowment
    11.8%
    growth from 2023

    Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus has an endowment valued at about $168M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus grew 11.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $118M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $509M - Federal
    2. $104M - State
    3. $9.77M - Local

    As of 2024, Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus received $509M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $104M from state grants and contracts, and $9.77M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $26.5M
    2024 Salaries
    8.27%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus paid a median of $26.5M in salaries, which represents 40.2% of their overall expenditure ($66M) and a 8.27% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.78% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 3.45% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $2.72B
    Instructional Salaries
    27,874
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus paid a total of $2.72B to 27,874 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.9% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus were Service with 11,636 employees, Management with 10,390 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 9,603 employees.

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