Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$25,830

2022 Average Net Price

$25,445

After Financial Aid

2022 Acceptance Rate

67.5%

7,828 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

10,776

71% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

57.2%

1,010 Graduates

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2022, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools were Mechanical Engineering (329 degrees awarded), Electrician (268 degrees), and Electrical & Electronics Engineering (197 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $25,830, which is $15,274 more than than the national median of $10,556. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $25,830, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $10,897 more than than the national median $14,933.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $25,830, which is $15,150 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,680. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $25,830, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $10,897 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,933.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $25,445.

Tuition Costs

$25,830

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was $25,830, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $25,830. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $10,897 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,933, and the in-state tuition is $15,150 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,680.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$25,445

2022 Value

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,445. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools grew by 2%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (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

$13,580

Room and Board

$1,590

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was of $13,580 in 2022. The cost of room and board decreased by 2.06% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,590. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.625% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

90%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

42%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

90% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 2.27% with respect to 2021, when 88% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (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

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools received 7,828 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 4.4% annual growth. Out of those 7,828 applicants, 5,280 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 67.5% acceptance rate.

There were 10,776 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2022. 34.4% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an overall enrollment yield of 24.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

67.5%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

5,280

Accepted Out of 7,828

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was 67.5% (5,280 admissions from 7,828 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 67.7%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 4.4%, while admissions grew by 4.04%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

34.4%

Submission Percentage (2022)

432

Scores Submitted (2022)

34.4% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a total enrollment of 10,776 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 7,651 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,125. This means that 71% 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 45.2% Hispanic or Latino, 37.3% White, 3.69% Asian, 3.09% Black or African American, 2.64% Two or More Races, 0.297% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.102% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (37.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (24.1%) and White Female (11.1%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (25.5%), followed by White Male (16.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (14.3%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

71%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 10,776 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 7,651 and the part-time enrollment is 3,125. This means that 71% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are enrolled full-time compared with 71.2% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

85%

2022 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 Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was 85%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

Hispanic or Latino
4,872 enrolled students
White
4,020 enrolled students
Asian
398 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 45.2% Hispanic or Latino, 37.3% White, 3.69% Asian, 3.09% Black or African American, 2.64% Two or More Races, 0.297% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.102% 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 42.1% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.1% 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, 457 students (4.24%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 1,251 fewer 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 (966 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (888 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is Mechanical Engineering (310 degrees awarded), followed by Electrical & Electronics Engineering (177 degrees) and Computer Science (99 degrees).

In 2022, 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 Engineering (1,273 degrees awarded), Construction (268 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (169 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers

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 Software developers (1,024,966 people), Other managers (443,180 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (392,738 people), Civil engineers (296,174 people), and Mechanical engineers (220,786 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2022 are Engineering (1,273 degrees awarded), Construction (268 degrees), Engineering Technologies (169 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (329 degrees), and Math & Statistics (47 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Podiatrists

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 Podiatrists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Engineering (1,273 degrees awarded), Construction (268 degrees), Engineering Technologies (169 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (329 degrees), and Math & Statistics (47 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Computer Systems Design

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 Computer Systems Design (1,067,796 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (480,137 people), Construction (409,440 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (315,189 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (232,594 people).

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 (2022)

Mechanical Engineering
310 degrees awarded
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
177 degrees awarded
Computer Science
99 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was Mechanical Engineering with 310 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,768

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

517

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 1,768 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools, which is 3.42 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (517).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 281 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in Mechanical Engineering, which is 5.85 times more than the 48 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 48 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in Mechanical Engineering, which is 0.171 times less than the 281 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

45%

100% Completion Time

50%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 45% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 50% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 52% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions 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.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (84.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is Female and Two or More Races (84.6% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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, 1.78% of graduates (18 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
966 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
888 degrees awarded
Asian
92 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white (966 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (888 degrees).

1.4% of degree recipients (32 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Male
747 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
679 degrees awarded
White Female
219 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white male (747 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (679 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $77.6M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −43.3M (−55.8%) compared to the 0.21% average return (24.5k on 11.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a total salary expenditure of 39.1M. Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools employs 190 Professors, 184 Associate professors and 125 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Male Professor (144), Male Associate professor (125), and Male Assistant professor (82).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are: Management, with 223 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 192 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 137 employees.

Endowment

$77.6M

2022 Endowment

10.4%

decline from 2021

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an endowment valued at about $77.6M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools declined 10.4% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $66M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

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

Salary Expenditure

$13.8M

2022 Salaries

10.6%

decline from 2021

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools paid a median of $13.8M in salaries, which represents 35.2% of their overall expenditure ($39.1M) and a 10.6% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.43% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 5.55% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$49.3M

Instructional Salaries

555

Number of Employees

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools paid a total of $49.3M to 555 employees working as instructors, which represents 40.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $975k (30.7%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

190 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

223 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools were Professor with 190 employees, Associate professor with 184 employees, and Assistant professor with 125 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools were Management with 223 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 192 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 137 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Professor
Male Associate professor
Male Assistant professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was Male Professor with 144 employees, Male Associate professor with 125 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 82 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools.