University of Idaho is a public institution in Moscow, ID, classified by Carnegie as “R2: Doctoral, High Research.”
It enrolls about 7,747 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 93 peer institutions (R2: Doctoral, High Research · Public).
On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 80 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.
That score and the financial health index below are not the same measure and can disagree: the resilience score ranks per-student resource levels against this peer group, while the financial health index scores the institution's own balance sheet and operating result on the CFI scale, independent of peers. A school with modest resources per student can still run a sound balance sheet, and a wealthy one can still post an operating loss.
Its strongest standing relative to peers is endowment per FTE student ($41,781, 93rd percentile).
Its weakest is completions in growing fields (48.5%).
R2: Doctoral, High Research · Public
93 institutions
Each spoke is this institution’s peer-group standing (0–100) on a headline metric, oriented so outward always means stronger (lower net price scores higher). A balanced large shape signals broad strength; a spiky shape flags specific weak spots.
Most recent single-year change in each tracked metric. Green = moved in this metric’s favorable direction, red = unfavorable, grey = size or context, not scored. Each row uses the latest pair of years that metric has, and federal collections release on different schedules, so the years differ from row to row: read the years on the row, not just the ranking. A single year is also not a trend, the multi-year series is on each metric’s card below.
Policy & demographic exposure
How exposed University of Idaho is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax, Grad PLUS elimination, new Parent PLUS borrowing cap and new Workforce Pell short-term-credential opportunity, and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.
Indicative signals, not forecasts, see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax, Grad PLUS, Parent PLUS and Workforce Pell figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.
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Financial Health Index
Composite of four ratios on a strength-factor scale (−4 weak → 10 strong): below 3 falls short of the threshold for financial health, below 1 signals acute stress, and above 6 is strong. Computed from IPEDS FY2022-23, the most recent finance release (it lags the current year by 2–3 years). Branch campuses that report finances at a parent/system level can show distorted ratios. For informational benchmarking, not a credit rating or financial advice.
Enrollment shock
Tuition and fees fund 20% of this institution’s revenue, and it runs a 0.3% operating margin. It could lose about 1.6% of its enrollment before the surplus becomes a deficit, if nothing else changed.
A deliberately simple counterfactual: net tuition per student and total costs stay where the latest IPEDS finance filing put them, so only the tuition line moves. No institution facing this would hold costs flat, which is the point, the figure is the gap that would have to be closed, not a forecast of the margin it would report. A school that responds by discounting harder to hold headcount converts the same problem into a net-price one, and it does not show up here.
Revenue composition
Government appropriations is the largest single source at 36% of revenue.
Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.
Federal funding mix
Education is the largest single funder at 26%.
Federal dollars each agency committed to this institution in FY2024, as a share of its total positive obligations (USAspending.gov). Obligations are money committed, not money spent, so this total will not match the audited “Federal awards expended” figure elsewhere on this page. Amounts an agency reclaimed during the year are excluded.
Net price by income
Average annual net price (total cost minus grant and scholarship aid) paid by federal-aid recipients in each family-income band. Lower-income bands often pay less where need-based aid is strong.
Financial Health
The bar under each rank is the spread across the peer group: the shaded box is the middle half, the pale line is their median, and the gold marker is this institution. Hover for the figures.
Graduation & completion
57.3% graduate within 6 years (150% of normal time)
43.2% on-time, within 4 years (100%)
Counts only students who entered full-time as first-time freshmen and earned a bachelor's here, the conventional headline rate. Excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins.
62% earned a degree or certificate within 8 years (IPEDS Outcome Measures)
The broader cohort, also counts part-time entrants and transfer-ins, and any credential. More inclusive, so it can run higher than the graduation rate.
Why two numbers? They measure different students over different windows, so they are not directly comparable. The graduation rate is the standard federal headline but tracks only first-time, full-time students through a bachelor's; the all-students completion rate adds the part-time and transfer students it leaves out, over a longer window. Read each for what it covers. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Graduation Rates & Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard.
Enrollment & Pipeline
The bar under each rank is the spread across the peer group: the shaded box is the middle half, the pale line is their median, and the gold marker is this institution. Hover for the figures.
Where students come from
Home state of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS residence and migration). Each state is one square of equal size, arranged in the rough shape of the country, so a small state sending many students is as visible as a large one. The institution’s own state is shown in gold and every other state is shaded against the largest of them, not against the home state, which otherwise flattens the rest of the map. 4.8% came from outside the United States. Shares are of the whole entering class, so they do not add to 100% where students came from abroad.
Admissions test policy
This school is test-blind: SAT or ACT scores are not considered in admission decisions. Reported to IPEDS for the most recent admissions cycle. Test policy is a live enrollment lever, so it is shown as the school's stated category rather than a peer rank.
Completion equity
Six-year graduation rate (150% of normal time) for the first-time, full-time bachelor’s cohort, broken out by race and ethnicity and for Pell-grant recipients (College Scorecard). Each bar uses the same measure and the same single-year cohort as the headline graduation rate, so the gaps between groups are directly comparable. A group with fewer than 30 students in the cohort is not shown: a rate over a handful of students is noise, and n is printed beside every bar so the reader can judge the rest. School overall: 57% (n=1395).
Completion by income and entry path
| Entering group | Pell recipients | Not Pell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| All entering studentsEveryone who enrolled as a degree-seeking undergraduate, however they arrived. | 57%n=1,006 | 65%n=1,494 | +8.4 pts |
| Entered as first-timeStudents with no prior college enrollment. | 54%n=675 | 66%n=1,045 | +12.2 pts |
| Entered with prior collegeTransfer-in and returning students. | 64%n=331 | 64%n=449 | +0.6 pts |
Federal Outcome Measures: the share of entering degree-seeking undergraduates who had earned an award eight years later, counting part-time students and transfers that the headline graduation rate leaves out. A positive gap means Pell recipients finished less often. Rates are shown only where at least 30 students entered on that side, because a rate over a handful of students is arithmetic rather than a measurement, so a row can be blank on one side. Race crossed with Pell is not published by any federal collection and is deliberately not estimated here.
Student body
Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.
Student Outcomes & Risk
The bar under each rank is the spread across the peer group: the shaded box is the middle half, the pale line is their median, and the gold marker is this institution. Hover for the figures.
Program mix vs the job market
47% of completions are in fields projected to grow faster than the job market as a whole; 3% are in fields projected to shrink.
Each completion is placed by the broad field of its program, then by whether that field’s occupations are projected to grow faster than the all-occupations average, grow more slowly, or decline. Three broad fields map to essentially the whole economy and carry no field signal, so their completions are shown separately as unclassified rather than being counted either way. The “Completions in growing fields” figure above is 48.5% because it is measured against the 98% of completions that could be classified at all, not against all 2,661. Field-level and indicative: it describes the labour markets a program mix feeds, not what any individual graduate does.
Earnings spread
Annual earnings of working former students measured ten years after they first enrolled (College Scorecard), shown as a range rather than a single number. The middle half of this school’s graduates earn between the 25th- and 75th-percentile figures; the Median bar matches the headline earnings figure. A wider gap means more variation in how graduates fare. Bars are scaled to the highest value shown.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page carries one of these labels. They are not degrees of confidence: a projection is not a worse number than a filing, it is a different kind of claim, and the distinction is invisible when both are set in the same grey card.
Top fields of study (bachelor's)
University of Idaho’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.
| Field | Completions / yr | Median earnings, 4 yrs out | Median debt | Earnings premium | Risk score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management & Marketing | 280 | $66,635 44th pct · 90 peers | $21,104 52nd pct · 91 peers | Above benchmark +87% | Low · 31 |
| Engineering | 168 | $87,756 32nd pct · 71 peers | $22,123 35th pct · 72 peers | Above benchmark +147% | Low · 23 |
| Social Sciences | 162 | $50,911 34th pct · 81 peers | $22,295 56th pct · 88 peers | Above benchmark +43% | Low · 21 |
| Psychology | 134 | $42,825 11th pct · 88 peers | $21,495 49th pct · 91 peers | Above benchmark +20% | Moderate · 36 |
| Agriculture & Animal Sciences | 128 | $49,547 48th pct · 20 peers | $21,747 66th pct · 22 peers | Above benchmark +39% | Low · 25 |
| Education | 108 | $51,569 66th pct · 66 peers | $25,281 73rd pct · 69 peers | Above benchmark +45% | Low · 28 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 99 | $57,729 71st pct · 39 peers | $21,085 48th pct · 41 peers | Above benchmark +62% | Low · 25 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 97 | $53,795 37th pct · 90 peers | $20,806 41st pct · 92 peers | Above benchmark +51% | Low · 22 |
| Communication & Journalism | 89 | $53,450 59th pct · 80 peers | $24,345 77th pct · 81 peers | Above benchmark +50% | Moderate · 36 |
| Architecture | 57 | $62,557 61st pct · 19 peers | $24,900 28th pct · 20 peers | Above benchmark +76% | Low · 15 |
All 10 top fields shown clear the ID state earnings-premium benchmark (indicative).
Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the ID state median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.
The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend, higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.
Business, Management & Marketing – 7 CIP programs (4-digit), 7 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingCIP 5214 › | 90 | $59,776 n=79 | – | 93.4% 5yr | $23,481 | 0.39× | Above benchmark +68% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 › | 49 | $81,967 n=61 | – | 94.8% 5yr | $21,181 | 0.26× | Above benchmark +130% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 5208 › | 42 | $71,929 n=56 | – | 95.3% 5yr | $20,755 | 0.29× | Above benchmark +102% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesCIP 5210 › | 42 | $52,438 n=44 | – | 89.8% 5yr | $20,625 | 0.39× | Above benchmark +47% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsCIP 5206 › | 22 | $78,254 n=21 | – | 95.5% 5yr | $20,500 | 0.26× | Above benchmark +120% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 › | 21 | $67,887 n=40 | – | 97.6% 5yr | $15,000 | 0.22× | Above benchmark +91% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesCIP 5212 › | 14 | $63,639 n=32 | – | 84.6% 1yr | $18,146 | 0.28× | Above benchmark +79% | Clears all 2 yrs |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 7 of 7 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Engineering – 7 CIP programs (4-digit), 4 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringCIP 1419 › | 62 | $86,415 n=83 | – | 95.7% 5yr | $21,125 | 0.24× | Above benchmark +143% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Civil EngineeringCIP 1408 › | 37 | $86,310 n=39 | – | 91.2% 5yr | $20,125 | 0.23× | Above benchmark +143% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 1410 › | 31 | $94,484 n=38 | – | 97.3% 5yr | $24,930 | 0.26× | Above benchmark +166% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Biological/Biosystems EngineeringCIP 1445 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chemical EngineeringCIP 1407 › | 10 | $80,558 n=21 | – | 90% 5yr | $27,000 | 0.34× | Above benchmark +127% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Materials EngineeringCIP 1418 › | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Computer EngineeringCIP 1409 › | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 4 of 7 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Social Sciences – 7 CIP programs (4-digit), 3 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SociologyCIP 4511 › | 53 | $51,873 n=65 | – | 91.3% 5yr | $22,037 | 0.42× | Above benchmark +46% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| CriminologyCIP 4504 › | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Political Science and GovernmentCIP 4510 › | 26 | $50,593 n=23 | – | 71.4% 5yr | $21,571 | 0.43× | Above benchmark +42% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesCIP 4509 › | 19 | $48,662 n=33 | – | 92% 5yr | $23,785 | 0.49× | Above benchmark +37% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| AnthropologyCIP 4502 › | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| EconomicsCIP 4506 › | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Geography and CartographyCIP 4507 › | 6 | – | – | – | $23,000 | – | – | – |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 3 of 7 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Psychology – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 1 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralCIP 4201 › | 134 | $42,825 n=122 | – | 70.5% | $21,495 | 0.50× | Above benchmark +20% | Clears all 2 yrs |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 1 of 1 major shows an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Agriculture & Animal Sciences – 8 CIP programs (4-digit), 4 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal SciencesCIP 0109 › | 49 | $40,935 n=23 | – | 80.4% 5yr | $25,000 | 0.61× | Above benchmark +15% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Plant SciencesCIP 0111 › | 26 | $47,392 n=22 | – | 81.8% 5yr | $18,825 | 0.40× | Above benchmark +33% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementCIP 0101 › | 17 | $80,690 n=36 | – | 85% 5yr | $16,837 | 0.21× | Above benchmark +127% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Agricultural MechanizationCIP 0102 › | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Public ServicesCIP 0108 | 12 | $45,263 n=16 | – | – | – | – | Above benchmark +27% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Food Science and TechnologyCIP 0110 › | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Production OperationsCIP 0103 › | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soil SciencesCIP 0112 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 4 of 8 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Education – 2 CIP programs (4-digit), 2 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCIP 1312 › | 76 | $50,237 n=74 | – | 85.1% | $24,250 | 0.48× | Above benchmark +41% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCIP 1313 › | 32 | $54,732 n=16 | – | 88.2% 5yr | $27,730 | 0.51× | Above benchmark +54% | Clears all 2 yrs |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 2 of 2 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Natural Resources & Conservation – 5 CIP programs (4-digit), 3 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForestryCIP 0305 › | 38 | $64,392 n=43 | – | 93.5% 5yr | $16,500 | 0.26× | Above benchmark +81% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementCIP 0306 › | 24 | $43,171 n=32 | – | 73.9% 5yr | $25,000 | 0.58× | Above benchmark +21% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCIP 0301 › | 19 | $62,791 n=24 | – | 65.6% 1yr | $21,125 | 0.34× | Above benchmark +77% | – |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementCIP 0303 | 12 | – | – | – | $25,000 | – | – | – |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyCIP 0302 › | 6 | – | – | – | $26,500 | – | – | – |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 3 of 5 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences – 6 CIP programs (4-digit), 2 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesCIP 2609 › | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biology, GeneralCIP 2601 › | 19 | $55,147 n=25 | – | 79.5% 5yr | $21,500 | 0.39× | Above benchmark +55% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyCIP 2602 › | 18 | – | – | – | $22,645 | – | – | – |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyCIP 2605 › | 15 | – | – | – | $19,000 | – | – | – |
| BiotechnologyCIP 2612 › | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyCIP 2613 › | 4 | $47,372 n=17 | – | – | $16,000 | 0.34× | Above benchmark +33% | – |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 2 of 6 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Communication & Journalism – 4 CIP programs (4-digit), 3 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCIP 0909 › | 52 | $56,032 n=102 | – | 78.4% | $24,634 | 0.44× | Above benchmark +58% | Clears all 2 yrs |
| Communication and Media StudiesCIP 0901 › | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| JournalismCIP 0904 › | 13 | $45,288 n=18 | – | – | – | – | Above benchmark +27% | – |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCIP 0907 › | 8 | $49,929 n=18 | – | – | $22,468 | 0.45× | Above benchmark +40% | Clears all 2 yrs |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 3 of 4 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
Architecture – 4 CIP programs (4-digit), 1 with earnings
| Major (CIP 4-digit) | Compl./yr | Earn 4yr | Earn 1yr | % > threshold | Median debt | Debt/earn | Earnings premium | 2 of 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCIP 0409 › | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Interior ArchitectureCIP 0405 › | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Landscape ArchitectureCIP 0406 › | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ArchitectureCIP 0402 › | – | $62,557 n=31 | – | 84.4% 5yr | $24,900 | 0.40× | Above benchmark +76% | Clears all 2 yrs |
Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 1 of 4 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite, see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.
