By major · Civil Engineering

Where can your student actually get into civil engineering?

Civil engineering is the degree behind the roads, bridges and water systems your family uses every day, and in California the door into it looks very different from one campus to the next. Of the students who applied to UCLA naming civil engineering, 207 of 2,717 were admitted, a rate of 8%, while the reported rate for the same major is 27.7% at Cal Poly SLO and 97% at UC Merced. What the degree pays does not swing nearly as far — Berkeley has the highest median earnings four years after the degree at $108,548, and Cal State LA, which admitted 94.2% of its first-year civil engineering applicants, has the lowest average net price with aid at $3,967 per year. Every number below is the college system's own reporting or the federal earnings data, assembled in one place.

At a glance · All states

235 colleges nationwide report a bachelor's civil engineering program in federal outcome data or a civil engineering admit rate in the UC/CSU data.
Hardest reported gate: University of California-Los Angeles — Civil Engineering, Fall 2025: 2,717 applied, 207 admitted (8%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: University of California-Merced — 97% (1,294 applied, 1,258 admitted, Fall 2025).
Highest median earnings four years after the degree: University of California-Berkeley, $108,548.
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY City College, $3,776 per year.

A college on this page with no first-year row is not reporting admission by major, which is a gap in the reporting rather than an open door. Where a rate is reported, it counts the students who named civil engineering on the application — at the CSU campuses that is admission to the major itself, and at the UCs the campus does the admitting, not the department. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · Back to the 24 California colleges →

Hardest reported gate

University of California-Los Angeles
Civil Engineering, Fall 2025: 2,717 applied, 207 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

97%

University of California-Merced
Civil Engineering, Fall 2025: 1,294 applied, 1,258 admitted

Highest earnings, 4 yrs out

$108,548

University of California-Berkeley
median, graduates of this program

Lowest net price with aid

$3,776

CUNY City College
average for aid recipients, per year

Every college, one row each

Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings. Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.

College	Gate into the program	Program admit rate	Campus admit rate	Net price with aid	Full price	Earnings 4 yrs out
University of California-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 2,717 applied, 207 admitted · admit GPA 4.25–4.33	8%	11%	$12,548	$38,614	$97,092
University of California-Berkeley CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 2,197 applied, 225 admitted · admit GPA 4.20–4.30	10%	10%	$13,481	$45,619	$108,548
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 1,833 applied, 507 admitted impacted	27.7%	30%	$16,665	$32,265	$101,072
University of California-Davis CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 2,098 applied, 618 admitted · admit GPA 4.14–4.29	29%	46%	$14,741	$41,238	$95,939
University of California-San Diego CA · Public · Test-optional	Structural Engineering Fall 2025: 897 applied, 268 admitted · admit GPA 4.14–4.30	30%	27%	$12,470	$38,701	$91,745
San Diego State University CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 1,708 applied, 723 admitted impacted	42.3%	34%	$15,364	$27,780	$95,865
California State University-Long Beach CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 1,743 applied, 929 admitted impacted	53.3%	47%	$10,440	$22,679	$89,457
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 1,503 applied, 852 admitted impacted	56.7%	74%	$11,531	$23,955	$97,790
San Jose State University CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 805 applied, 590 admitted impacted	73.3%	80%	$13,760	$26,593	—
California State University-East Bay CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 318 applied, 283 admitted	89.0%	97%	$9,320	$22,850	—
California State University-Fullerton CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 1,357 applied, 1,234 admitted impacted	90.9%	87%	$6,555	$18,269	$95,854
San Francisco State University CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 517 applied, 473 admitted	91.5%	96%	$12,278	$26,488	$90,894
California State University-Chico CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 601 applied, 562 admitted	93.5%	94%	$14,480	$26,283	$92,472
California State University-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 919 applied, 866 admitted	94.2%	92%	$3,967	$18,403	$94,760
California State University-Northridge CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 711 applied, 671 admitted	94.4%	93%	$7,021	$20,485	$97,123
California State University-Sacramento CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 716 applied, 686 admitted	95.8%	94%	$9,338	$22,945	$93,973
California State University-Fresno CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 369 applied, 356 admitted impacted	96.5%	96%	$7,000	$20,095	$87,627
University of California-Merced CA · Public · Test-optional	Civil Engineering Fall 2025: 1,294 applied, 1,258 admitted · admit GPA 3.57–4.15	97%	95%	$11,983	$39,665	—
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	19%	$13,269	$64,190	$108,466
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	$108,246
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	$106,308
Santa Clara University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	44%	$50,062	$82,026	$105,594
Carnegie Mellon University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	11%	$31,944	$83,654	$105,199
Loyola Marymount University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$48,381	$83,943	$103,223
George Washington University DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	44%	$36,586	$83,856	$100,990
Northeastern University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	6%	$30,915	$84,641	$100,613
University of California-Irvine CA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	30%	$14,251	$38,632	$96,354
Manhattan College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$27,256	$64,348	$95,877
Bucknell University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	32%	$40,766	$83,756	$95,693
The University of Texas at Austin TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	29%	$19,857	$31,247	$95,271
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	$94,960
New York University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	9%	$37,050	$84,374	$94,867
Colorado School of Mines CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	60%	$28,690	$40,560	$94,228
The College of New Jersey NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$27,646	$38,860	$93,977
George Mason University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$17,915	$28,604	$93,856
The Catholic University of America DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$29,561	$75,481	$93,821
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$43,071	$78,679	$93,417
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$34,170	$61,096	$93,402
University of Maryland-College Park MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	45%	$15,678	$29,299	$93,280
Stony Brook University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	49%	$18,784	$30,539	$92,908
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	60%	$22,453	$62,648	$92,809
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	43%	$41,346	$79,790	$92,609
Texas A & M University-College Station TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	63%	$21,315	$32,696	$92,433
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$11,900	$24,902	$92,224
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	$92,010
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$10,163	$25,346	$92,010
Washington State University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$14,971	$27,648	$91,879
Lehigh University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	29%	$36,931	$80,856	$91,856
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	17%	$21,565	$39,926	$91,651
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	$91,650
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$14,265	$25,489	$91,615
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	$91,602
Cornell University NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	8%	$28,690	$88,140	$91,242
Purdue University-Main Campus IN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$14,600	$24,591	$90,873
Merrimack College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$37,927	$70,038	$90,714
Michigan State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$19,680	$32,198	$90,650
University of the Pacific CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$25,447	$71,515	$90,510
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$10,359	$19,638	$90,474
California Baptist University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$26,285	$54,038	$90,251
Roger Williams University RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$37,999	$61,950	$90,146
Texas Tech University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$19,070	$27,443	$89,969
Oregon State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$19,604	$31,653	$89,822
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	68%	$18,048	$29,798	$89,822
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$25,648	$32,171	$89,653
University of Houston TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$14,276	$26,185	$89,653
University of Portland OR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$28,210	$73,224	$89,448
Lamar University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$9,366	$22,254	$89,250
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	$89,233
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	18%	$13,138	$34,654	$89,165
University of Kansas KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$18,059	$26,751	$89,087
Syracuse University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	42%	$38,793	$84,517	$88,996
Tufts University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	10%	$39,998	$88,300	$88,924
Morgan State University MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$14,985	$25,413	$88,870
Northern Arizona University AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$14,158	$29,933	$88,184
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$42,513	$77,890	$88,155
Marquette University WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$31,487	$66,768	$88,144
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	57%	$24,953	$36,951	$88,142
The University of Texas at Tyler TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$13,323	$24,505	$88,102
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$22,383	$34,549	$88,076
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$21,279	$31,642	$88,001
CUNY City College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$3,776	$14,403	$87,957
Illinois Institute of Technology IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	55%	$18,425	$68,164	$87,884
University of Connecticut CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	54%	$25,097	$39,426	$87,883
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$13,807	$23,337	$87,883
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$16,403	$26,946	$87,883
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$16,798	$30,122	$87,883
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$10,875	$22,933	$87,883
University of North Dakota ND · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$18,551	$25,605	$87,828
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	43%	$17,354	$28,679	$87,691
The University of Alabama AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$22,420	$33,382	$87,685
University of Georgia GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	37%	$13,936	$27,993	$87,684
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	65%	$24,406	$36,993	$87,557
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	67%	$16,504	$32,859	$87,389
Central Connecticut State University CT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$16,857	$24,870	$87,366
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$15,664	$26,433	$87,286
University of Delaware DE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	65%	$17,799	$30,952	$87,015
Gonzaga University WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$35,119	$73,178	$86,942
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$17,447	$28,290	$86,890
The University of Texas at Arlington TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$13,951	$25,261	$86,844
University of Central Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$10,411	$23,133	$86,803
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$36,228	$82,404	$86,794
Florida Institute of Technology FL · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$35,639	$62,440	$86,536
University of Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	24%	$6,541	$22,523	$86,453
Western New England University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$27,290	$60,262	$86,375
University of Idaho ID · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$14,831	$23,738	$86,310
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$13,530	$24,884	$86,128
Portland State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$9,552	$21,590	$86,084
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$14,889	$28,919	$85,969
Utah State University UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	94%	—	$21,654	$85,815
University of Notre Dame IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	12%	$26,780	$83,271	$85,781
University of Alaska Anchorage AK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	66%	$15,301	$24,096	$85,650
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$19,151	$34,705	$85,627
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$17,303	$26,425	$85,568
Iowa State University IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$18,589	$24,018	$85,427
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	$85,332
Saint Martin's University WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$28,119	$62,449	$85,276
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	$85,202
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	16%	$12,116	$28,167	$85,133
University of Utah UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$16,200	$25,557	$85,097
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	75%	$13,310	$25,320	$85,055
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$16,298	$29,231	$85,053
Drexel University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$38,509	$76,835	$84,992
Clemson University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	38%	$22,253	$35,015	$84,873
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	$84,868
University of South Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	41%	$9,812	$22,859	$84,789
Florida Atlantic University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$8,752	$21,522	$84,778
University of Hartford CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$30,282	$64,729	$84,614
Florida International University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	59%	$9,288	$21,462	$84,523
Purdue University Northwest IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$6,079	$15,571	$84,514
Florida Gulf Coast University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$12,568	$20,807	$84,451
Florida State University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	25%	$11,297	$25,720	$84,340
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$10,836	$22,352	$84,166
Wayne State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	82%	$12,766	$27,350	$84,157
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$22,811	$31,638	$84,148
Prairie View A & M University TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	75%	$13,570	$26,362	$84,082
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$15,543	$23,716	$83,992
Michigan Technological University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$14,182	$34,152	$83,841
Bradley University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$22,719	$54,730	$83,801
University of New Haven CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$34,192	$66,962	$83,798
University of Missouri-Columbia MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$20,268	$31,713	$83,684
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	$83,680
University of Dayton OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$29,533	$65,881	$83,460
Kansas State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$19,406	$27,402	$83,453
University of Iowa IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$22,531	$28,596	$83,350
Lawrence Technological University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$32,918	$58,166	$83,291
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$15,435	$23,010	$83,289
Arkansas State University AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$12,366	$25,082	$83,270
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$17,163	$30,786	$83,233
University of Wyoming WY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$13,599	$24,818	$83,184
Kennesaw State University GA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$15,048	$24,008	$83,012
Montana State University MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$22,499	$25,905	$82,785
Vanderbilt University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	6%	$15,846	$89,590	$82,744
Old Dominion University VA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$14,638	$29,446	$82,703
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$23,805	$35,537	$82,653
Temple University PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$28,198	$40,903	$82,553
University of Akron Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$13,946	$26,284	$82,547
South Dakota State University SD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	99%	$19,841	$24,636	$82,486
Clarkson University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$30,305	$79,022	$82,387
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$16,778	$30,061	$82,281
West Virginia University WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$15,634	$26,415	$82,117
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	61%	$9,337	$18,907	$82,117
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$16,032	$21,266	$81,976
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$15,489	$21,259	$81,933
Brigham Young University UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$15,564	$22,690	$81,928
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$13,297	$28,329	$81,888
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$17,747	$26,697	$81,620
Seattle University WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$34,662	$72,124	$81,559
Louisiana Tech University LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$11,864	$24,280	$81,524
Boise State University ID · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$21,610	$28,224	$81,405
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	$81,403
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$22,213	$32,559	$81,403
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$22,585	$31,088	$81,403
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$23,330	$32,521	$81,403
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	94%	$18,220	$28,109	$81,403
University of Missouri-St Louis MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	57%	$15,071	$31,199	$81,305
Mississippi State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$17,595	$29,267	$81,203
University of Nevada-Reno NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$15,927	$25,786	$81,201
LeTourneau University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	41%	$28,185	$51,124	$81,065
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	98%	$20,723	$33,880	$81,055
Villanova University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	25%	$43,756	$84,793	$81,038
University of Kentucky KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$18,851	$34,391	$81,031
Ohio University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$21,637	$30,586	$81,019
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	46%	$18,976	$33,678	$80,958
University of New Orleans LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	67%	$12,384	$23,431	$80,704
University of Louisville KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$17,988	$32,941	$80,681
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$20,183	$25,385	$80,613
University of Evansville IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$18,499	$57,451	$80,532
Youngstown State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$12,767	$21,708	$80,437
Valparaiso University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$18,578	$58,437	$80,173
Widener University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$25,759	$70,621	$80,117
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	29%	$41,190	$85,851	$79,980
University of Arkansas AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	72%	$18,209	$27,767	$79,929
University of Toledo OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$17,249	$26,512	$79,886
Auburn University AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$24,323	$34,919	$79,778
Ohio Northern University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$24,478	$53,580	$79,673
University of Memphis TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	93%	$12,397	$25,169	$79,598
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	82%	$18,743	$27,680	$79,485
University of Rhode Island RI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$21,440	$34,321	$79,457
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$20,927	$33,485	$79,051
University of Maine ME · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$17,510	$27,328	$78,989
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$18,796	$27,392	$78,858
Rowan University NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$22,408	$35,842	$78,834
Jackson State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$23,836	$32,415	$78,824
Trine University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$25,355	$51,109	$78,808
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$13,441	$21,120	$78,663
Tennessee Technological University TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$14,246	$25,663	$78,646
Western Michigan University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$15,273	$29,237	$78,368
University of South Alabama AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	66%	$17,648	$25,476	$78,187
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$18,749	$28,145	$78,054
Georgia Southern University GA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$15,267	$24,430	$78,034
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$15,014	$22,756	$77,958
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$18,202	$30,349	$77,608
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$30,434	$38,105	$77,608
University of North Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$10,154	$20,983	$77,498
University of Vermont VT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	60%	$19,343	$35,649	$77,342
Virginia Military Institute VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	82%	$17,113	$34,824	$76,991
Oregon Institute of Technology OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$15,706	$27,524	$76,642
North Carolina A & T State University NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	46%	$10,846	$20,427	$76,508
The University of Texas at El Paso TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	100%	$9,403	$19,836	$75,882
Western Kentucky University KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$10,990	$24,188	$75,732
Norwich University VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$22,257	$67,357	$75,713
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$14,164	$23,741	$75,078
Texas A & M University-Kingsville TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$12,090	$24,060	$75,033
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$19,139	$23,995	$74,989
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$8,889	$23,274	$74,115
Cleveland State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$14,764	$27,159	$73,575
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$4,831	$16,830	$71,848
Texas Southern University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	93%	$16,590	$27,052	$71,595
Southern University and A & M College LA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$20,077	$26,341	$68,016
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	52%	$17,936	—	$63,091
Angelo State University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$15,091	$23,441	—
Lafayette College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	32%	$34,433	$83,133	—
Montana Technological University MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$16,481	$22,786	—
Quinnipiac University CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$40,675	$72,215	—
University of Mississippi MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	98%	$13,314	$28,660	—

Sources: UC Information Center ↗ (first-year applicants and admits by major); CSU Chancellor's Office ↗ (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer; groups under 10 suppressed); federal College Scorecard field-of-study data (earnings, debt); IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). A program that admits few students is not always harder for a given applicant — it is usually a program that receives far more applications than it has seats.

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