Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$18,900

0.353% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$18,286

After Financial Aid

2021 Acceptance Rate

72.9%

863,742 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

947,286

69.9% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

44.4%

64,908 Graduates

About

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2021, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields were General Business Administration & Management (9,896 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (6,950 degrees), and General Psychology (3,912 degrees).

In 2021, 101,781 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields. 60.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 39.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (58,128 degrees), 4.09 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14,203 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is $18,900, which is $8,700 more than than the national median of $10,200. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $20,500, which is 108% of the cost for in-state students, and is $5,926 more than than the national median $14,574.

Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is $18,900, which is $8,502 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,398. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $20,500, which is 108% of the cost for in-state students, and is $5,926 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,574.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $18,286.

Tuition Costs

$18,900

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields was $20,500, which is 108% of the cost for in-state students, which was $18,900. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is $5,926 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,574, and the in-state tuition is $8,502 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,398.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$18,286

2021 Value

1.56%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $18,286. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields grew by 1.56%.

This chart compares the average net price of Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Other Student Expenses

$9,076

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields was of $9,076 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 0.844% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 1.84% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

90%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

59%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

90% of undergraduate students at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 1.12% with respect to 2020, when 89% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Admissions

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields received 863,742 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 8.81% annual growth. Out of those 863,742 applicants, 629,590 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 72.9% acceptance rate.

There were 947,286 students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in 2021. 21.5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields has an overall enrollment yield of 23.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

72.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

629,590

Accepted Out of 863,742

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields was 72.9% (629,590 admissions from 863,742 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 67.8%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 8.81%, while admissions declined by −1.97%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

21.5%

Submission Percentage (2021)

25,852

Scores Submitted (2021)

21.5% of enrolled first-time students at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields had a total enrollment of 947,286 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is 661,704 students and the part-time enrollment is 285,582. This means that 69.9% of students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51.2% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Black or African American, 4.35% Two or More Races, 3.76% Asian, 0.78% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.346% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (28.1%), followed by White Male (22.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.69%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.7%), followed by White Male (18.3%) and Black or African American Female (9.45%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

69.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 947,286 students. The full-time enrollment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is 661,704 and the part-time enrollment is 285,582. This means that 69.9% of students enrolled at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are enrolled full-time compared with 79.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

66%

2021 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: Diverse Fields was 66%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
484,566 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
151,890 enrolled students
Black or African American
146,918 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is 51.2% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Black or African American, 4.35% Two or More Races, 3.76% Asian, 0.78% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.346% 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 55% White, 13.5% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

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, 45,412 students (4.79%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 20,961 more women than men received degrees from Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is white (58,128 degrees awarded). There were 4.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14203 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is General Business Administration & Management (7,631 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (6,337 degrees) and General Psychology (3,863 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,585 degrees awarded), Theology (1,282 degrees), and Communication Technologies (491 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 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,660,961 people), Secondary school teachers (448,821 people), Physicians (397,024 people), Education administrators (268,794 people), and Postsecondary teachers (201,976 people).

The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in 2021 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,585 degrees awarded), Theology (1,282 degrees), Communication Technologies (491 degrees), Biology (5,330 degrees), and Education (9,504 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,585 degrees awarded), Theology (1,282 degrees), Communication Technologies (491 degrees), Biology (5,330 degrees), and Education (9,504 degrees) (as of 2021).

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: Diverse Fields are Elementary & secondary schools (2,802,507 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (571,665 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (461,555 people), Offices of physicians (209,873 people), and Outpatient care centers (144,234 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields.

Most Common (2021)

General Business Administration & Management
7,631 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
6,337 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
3,863 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields was General Business Administration & Management with 7,631 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

40,410

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

61,371

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 40,410 degrees were awarded to men at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields, which is 0.658 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (61,371).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 5169 degrees were awarded to men at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.09 times more than the 4727 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 6011 degrees were awarded to men at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields in Registered Nursing, which is 6.4 times more than the 939 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

30.5%

100% Completion Time

43%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 30.5% of students graduating from Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 43% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 44% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (55.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is Female and White (55.3% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

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, 3.03% of graduates (1968 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
58,128 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
14,203 degrees awarded
Black or African American
13,288 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is white (58,128 degrees awarded). There were 4.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (14203 degrees).

3.81% of degree recipients (3,880 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
35,234 degrees awarded
White Male
22,894 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
8,747 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields is white female (35,234 degrees awarded). There were 1.54 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (22894 degrees).

Operations

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields has an endowment valued at nearly $18.7M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.18B (17k%) compared to the 17.4% average return (9.13M on 52.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2021, Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields had a total salary expenditure of 26.5M. Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields employs 12,122 Assistant professors, 9,658 Associate professors and 8,250 Professors. Most academics at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are Female Assistant professor (6,552), Male Assistant professor (5,570), and Male Professor (5,234).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields are: Management, with 13,020 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 12,832 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 12,088 employees.

Endowment

$18.7M

2021 Endowment

22.1%

growth from 2020

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields has an endowment valued at about $18.7M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields grew 22.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $33.7M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$1.63B - Federal
$329M - State
$35.4M - Local

As of 2021, Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields received $1.63B in grants and contracts from the federal government, $329M from state grants and contracts, and $35.4M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$10.6M

2021 Salaries

0.267%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields paid a median of $10.6M in salaries, which represents 39.9% of their overall expenditure ($26.5M) and a 0.267% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.1M (38.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$2.51B

Instructional Salaries

36,746

Number of Employees

In 2021, Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields paid a total of $2.51B to 36,746 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $9.84M (65%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

12,122 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

13,020 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields were Assistant professor with 12,122 employees, Associate professor with 9,658 employees, and Professor with 8,250 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields were Management with 13,020 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 12,832 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 12,088 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Assistant professor
Male Assistant professor
Male Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields was Female Assistant professor with 6,552 employees, Male Assistant professor with 5,570 employees, and Male Professor with 5,234 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields.