Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools

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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).

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools is $N/A, 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.

Other Student Expenses

$13,580
Room and Board

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.

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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.

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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.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. Hispanic or Latino
    4,872 enrolled students
  2. White
    4,020 enrolled students
  3. 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.

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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).

Common Jobs by Major

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).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

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

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Common Industries by Major

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).

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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 (2022)
  1. 310 degrees awarded
  2. 177 degrees awarded
  3. 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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    966 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    888 degrees awarded
  3. 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.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)
  1. White Male
    747 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Male
    679 degrees awarded
  3. 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).

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)
  1. Male Professor
  2. Male Associate professor
  3. 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.

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