Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$26,350
1% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$21,966
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
70.3%
9,668 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
11,219
74% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
54.1%
949 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 Mechanical Engineering (295 degrees awarded), Electrician (273 degrees), and Electrical & Electronics Engineering (177 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $26,350, which is $15,430 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $26,350, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $10,877 more than than the national median $15,473.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $26,350, which is $15,350 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $26,350, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $10,877 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 $21,966.

Tuition Costs

$26,350
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was $26,350, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $26,350. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $10,877 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $15,350 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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Average Net Price

$21,966
2024 Value
5.41%
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 $21,966. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools grew by 5.41%.

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Other Student Expenses

$14,690
Room and Board
$1,600
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was of $14,690 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 5% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,600. 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 9,668 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 13.7% annual growth. Out of those 9,668 applicants, 6,794 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 70.3% acceptance rate.

There were 11,219 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024. 45.8% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an overall enrollment yield of 20.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

70.3%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
6,794
Accepted Out of 9,668

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was 70.3% (6,794 admissions from 9,668 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 68.7%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 13.7%, while admissions grew by 16.2%.

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SAT Scores

45.8%
Submission Percentage (2024)
484
Scores Submitted (2024)

45.8% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a total enrollment of 11,219 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 8,302 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,917. This means that 74% 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 41.2% White, 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.58% Black or African American, 4.15% Asian, 2.65% Two or More Races, 0.383% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.143% 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 (38.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (23.2%) and White Female (11.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (22.4%), followed by White Male (21%) and Black or African American Male (11.4%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

74%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 11,219 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 8,302 and the part-time enrollment is 2,917. This means that 74% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are enrolled full-time compared with 71.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

92%
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 Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was 92%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (75%), Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    4,623 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    4,535 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    514 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is 41.2% White, 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.58% Black or African American, 4.15% Asian, 2.65% Two or More Races, 0.383% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.143% 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 40.5% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 15.7% 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, 307 students (2.74%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 1,232 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 (967 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (898 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is Mechanical Engineering (281 degrees awarded), followed by Electrical & Electronics Engineering (158 degrees) and Computer Science (102 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 Engineering (1,234 degrees awarded), Construction (273 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (223 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 (1,123,810 people), Other managers (449,200 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (416,005 people), Civil engineers (331,073 people), and Mechanical engineers (235,470 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in 2024 are Engineering (1,234 degrees awarded), Construction (273 degrees), Engineering Technologies (223 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (31 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (332 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, Podiatrists, Actuaries, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Engineering (1,234 degrees awarded), Construction (273 degrees), Engineering Technologies (223 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (31 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (332 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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 (1,110,693 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (643,663 people), Construction (477,713 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (275,782 people), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services (227,878 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Engineering (1,234 degrees awarded), Construction (273 degrees), Engineering Technologies (223 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (31 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (332 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. Electrician
    273 degrees awarded
  2. Biomedical Technology
    48 degrees awarded
  3. Automation Engineer Technology
    41 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools was Electrician with 273 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,785
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
553
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 1,785 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools, which is 3.23 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (553).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 268 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in Electrician, which is 53.6 times more than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 52 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools in Mechanical Engineering, which is 0.214 times less than the 243 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

46%
100% Completion Time
56%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 46% 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, 56% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 58% 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.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (85.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is Female and Asian (85.7% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, 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, 1.9% of graduates (18 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    967 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    898 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    124 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white (967 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (898 degrees).

2.52% of degree recipients (59 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Male
    733 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Male
    681 degrees awarded
  3. White Female
    234 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is white male (733 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (681 degrees).

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Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $111M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 89.4M (80.3%) compared to the 4.13% average return (558k on 13.5M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools had a total salary expenditure of 43.4M. Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools employs 197 Professors, 180 Associate professors and 138 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are Male Professor (148), Male Associate professor (123), and Male Assistant professor (92).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools are: Management, with 219 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 186 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 139 employees.

Endowment

$111M
2024 Endowment
11.2%
growth from 2023

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools has an endowment valued at about $111M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools grew 11.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $97.8M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$16.7M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools paid a median of $16.7M in salaries, which represents 38.5% of their overall expenditure ($43.4M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$54.6M
Instructional Salaries
573
Number of Employees

In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools paid a total of $54.6M to 573 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $216k (5.94%) 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 Management with 219 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 186 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 139 employees.

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