By major · Computer Engineering

Where can your student actually get into computer engineering?

Computer engineering is the degree for students who want to build the machine, not only the software that runs on it. The same degree looks very different depending on where a student applies. UCLA reported 1,709 applicants to the major and 81 admitted, a 5% rate, while Cal State San Bernardino admitted 95.3% of its 381 applicants, and in between Cal Poly SLO admitted 29.5% and San Diego State 51.0%. At the UC campuses these counts follow the major a student applied under, while the admission decision at most programs is made by the campus.

At a glance · All states

193 colleges nationwide report a bachelor's computer engineering program in federal outcome data or a computer engineering admit rate in the UC/CSU data.
Hardest reported gate: University of California-Los Angeles — Computer Engineering, Fall 2025: 1,709 applied, 81 admitted (5%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: California State University-San Bernardino — 95.3% (381 applied, 363 admitted, Fall 2025).
Highest median earnings four years after the degree: University of California-Los Angeles, $228,705.
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY City College, $3,776 per year.

Every California public campus on this page reports a first-year computer engineering row, so students apply to the major from the start instead of entering as a pre-major. A college that shows no admit rate is one the federal data covers on earnings only, which means the number is missing, not that the program is open. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · Back to the 26 California colleges →

Hardest reported gate

University of California-Los Angeles
Computer Engineering, Fall 2025: 1,709 applied, 81 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

95.3%

California State University-San Bernardino
Computer Engineering, Fall 2025: 381 applied, 363 admitted

Highest earnings, 4 yrs out

$228,705

University of California-Los Angeles
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	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,709 applied, 81 admitted · admit GPA 4.24–4.30	5%	11%	$12,548	$38,614	$228,705
University of California-San Diego CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 2,636 applied, 498 admitted · admit GPA 4.20–4.30	19%	27%	$12,470	$38,701	$149,139
University of California-Irvine CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,511 applied, 321 admitted · admit GPA 4.16–4.30	21%	30%	$14,251	$38,632	$132,357
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,474 applied, 435 admitted impacted	29.5%	30%	$16,665	$32,265	$148,950
University of California-Santa Barbara CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 2,006 applied, 696 admitted · admit GPA 4.17–4.29	35%	44%	$16,109	$41,573	$144,703
University of California-Davis CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,250 applied, 472 admitted · admit GPA 4.03–4.28	38%	46%	$14,741	$41,238	$145,422
San Diego State University CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,142 applied, 582 admitted impacted	51.0%	34%	$15,364	$27,780	$116,842
San Jose State University CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 739 applied, 459 admitted impacted	62.1%	80%	$13,760	$26,593	—
California State University-Long Beach CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 846 applied, 566 admitted impacted	66.9%	47%	$10,440	$22,679	$98,967
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,211 applied, 936 admitted impacted	77.3%	74%	$11,531	$23,955	$100,673
University of California-Santa Cruz CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,359 applied, 1,098 admitted · admit GPA 3.83–4.22	81%	82%	$17,890	$41,179	$124,641
University of California-Riverside CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 1,442 applied, 1,161 admitted · admit GPA 3.77–4.16	81%	88%	$14,304	$38,942	$107,193
California State University-East Bay CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 264 applied, 221 admitted	83.7%	97%	$9,320	$22,850	—
California State University-Bakersfield CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 308 applied, 263 admitted	85.4%	88%	$5,652	$19,522	$93,797
California State University-Fullerton CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 726 applied, 639 admitted impacted	88.0%	87%	$6,555	$18,269	$101,408
San Francisco State University CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 378 applied, 334 admitted	88.4%	96%	$12,278	$26,488	$94,129
California State University-Fresno CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 168 applied, 153 admitted impacted	91.1%	96%	$7,000	$20,095	$103,896
California State University-Sacramento CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 400 applied, 365 admitted	91.2%	94%	$9,338	$22,945	$104,394
California State University-Chico CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 182 applied, 167 admitted	91.8%	94%	$14,480	$26,283	$97,345
California State University-Northridge CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 403 applied, 372 admitted	92.3%	93%	$7,021	$20,485	$101,021
California State University-San Marcos CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 268 applied, 251 admitted	93.7%	96%	$10,229	$21,649	—
California State University-San Bernardino CA · Public · Test-optional	Computer Engineering Fall 2025: 381 applied, 363 admitted	95.3%	98%	$4,564	$17,427	$92,492
Princeton University NJ · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	4%	$6,128	$84,040	$214,274
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	$194,365
Duke University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	7%	$29,612	$87,072	$174,522
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$12,319	$26,908	$169,570
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	$169,570
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$10,163	$25,346	$169,570
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	$166,369
Santa Clara University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	44%	$50,062	$82,026	$163,765
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	$159,855
Bucknell University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	32%	$40,766	$83,756	$156,885
University of Maryland-College Park MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	45%	$15,678	$29,299	$152,422
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	17%	$21,565	$39,926	$148,175
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	18%	$13,138	$34,654	$142,071
Northeastern University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	6%	$30,915	$84,641	$135,416
Boston University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	11%	$24,402	$86,285	$135,394
Brigham Young University UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$15,564	$22,690	$133,111
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	16%	$12,116	$28,167	$128,497
University of Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	24%	$6,541	$22,523	$128,140
Stony Brook University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	49%	$18,784	$30,539	$128,038
New York University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	9%	$37,050	$84,374	$127,201
Texas A & M University-College Station TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	63%	$21,315	$32,696	$127,042
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$15,489	$21,259	$126,356
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	43%	$41,346	$79,790	$124,037
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	$123,731
Rochester Institute of Technology NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$34,906	$74,626	$123,027
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	57%	$24,953	$36,951	$122,026
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$15,788	$24,595	$121,678
Purdue University-Main Campus IN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$14,600	$24,591	$121,462
Kettering University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$34,660	$61,250	$120,531
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	43%	$17,354	$28,679	$120,068
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$16,778	$30,061	$119,781
Villanova University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	25%	$43,756	$84,793	$119,137
Virginia Commonwealth University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	93%	$23,433	$38,954	$118,273
George Mason University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$17,915	$28,604	$117,942
Binghamton University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	38%	$21,620	$30,345	$117,721
Drexel University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$38,509	$76,835	$117,537
CUNY City College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$3,776	$14,403	$117,131
University of Dayton OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$29,533	$65,881	$116,356
Lehigh University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	29%	$36,931	$80,856	$116,214
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	$115,181
University of Connecticut CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	54%	$25,097	$39,426	$115,117
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$13,807	$23,337	$115,117
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$16,403	$26,946	$115,117
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$16,798	$30,122	$115,117
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$10,875	$22,933	$115,117
Illinois Institute of Technology IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	55%	$18,425	$68,164	$114,930
Florida State University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	25%	$11,297	$25,720	$114,802
Washington State University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$14,971	$27,648	$114,635
University of Utah UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$16,200	$25,557	$114,197
University of Kansas KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$18,059	$26,751	$113,339
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$16,467	$28,576	$113,299
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$22,383	$34,549	$113,083
University of Missouri-Columbia MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$20,268	$31,713	$112,696
The University of Texas at Dallas TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	66%	$18,267	$29,807	$112,666
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	$112,543
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	64%	—	—	$112,543
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	$112,269
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$22,585	$31,088	$112,269
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$24,558	$34,081	$112,269
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$23,330	$32,521	$112,269
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$19,550	$27,678	$112,269
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	59%	$9,492	$24,040	$111,740
Utah State University UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	94%	—	$21,654	$111,527
Monmouth University NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$30,988	$62,904	$111,422
University of Delaware DE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	65%	$17,799	$30,952	$111,388
Syracuse University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	42%	$38,793	$84,517	$110,988
Auburn University AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$24,323	$34,919	$110,927
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$18,202	$30,349	$110,417
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$30,434	$38,105	$110,417
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$17,303	$26,425	$110,416
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	$109,221
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$42,513	$77,890	$109,164
University of North Texas TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	72%	$15,649	$26,243	$109,151
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$22,811	$31,638	$109,116
University of South Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	41%	$9,812	$22,859	$109,054
Clarkson University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$30,305	$79,022	$107,790
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$14,305	$19,652	$107,771
University of Houston TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$14,276	$26,185	$107,283
Saint Cloud State University MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$13,529	$21,116	$107,133
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$19,151	$34,705	$106,897
University of Central Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$10,411	$23,133	$106,680
Florida Institute of Technology FL · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$35,639	$62,440	$106,431
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$18,796	$27,392	$105,920
The University of Texas at Arlington TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$13,951	$25,261	$105,871
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	46%	$18,976	$33,678	$105,834
Iowa State University IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$18,589	$24,018	$105,753
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	66%	$41,272	$64,632	$105,527
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	75%	$40,287	$62,798	$105,527
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	$105,525
University of Maine ME · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$17,510	$27,328	$104,785
Michigan State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$19,680	$32,198	$104,627
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$17,747	$26,697	$103,934
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	60%	$22,453	$62,648	$103,360
Grand Valley State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$16,317	$28,367	$103,253
Kennesaw State University GA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$15,048	$24,008	$103,054
Clemson University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	38%	$22,253	$35,015	$102,762
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	$102,691
University of California-Merced CA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$11,983	$39,665	$102,575
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$25,648	$32,171	$102,273
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$17,447	$28,290	$101,279
Florida International University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	59%	$9,288	$21,462	$101,224
University of Rhode Island RI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$21,440	$34,321	$100,975
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$15,664	$26,433	$100,454
University of Nevada-Reno NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$15,927	$25,786	$100,203
University of Kentucky KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$18,851	$34,391	$99,945
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	67%	$16,504	$32,859	$99,880
University of Georgia GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	37%	$13,936	$27,993	$99,739
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$16,298	$29,231	$99,620
Montana State University MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$22,499	$25,905	$99,411
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$34,170	$61,096	$99,093
West Virginia University WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$15,634	$26,415	$99,048
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	61%	$9,337	$18,907	$99,048
University of Arkansas AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	72%	$18,209	$27,767	$99,031
Tennessee Technological University TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$14,246	$25,663	$98,978
Florida Gulf Coast University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$12,568	$20,807	$98,650
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$20,927	$33,485	$98,642
North Carolina A & T State University NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	46%	$10,846	$20,427	$98,567
Wright State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$15,415	$24,373	$97,659
Marquette University WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$31,487	$66,768	$97,608
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$17,163	$30,786	$97,547
University of Louisville KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$17,988	$32,941	$97,216
Loyola University Chicago IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$36,079	$67,408	$97,158
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$15,435	$23,010	$97,109
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	52%	$17,936	—	$96,870
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	$96,840
University of Akron Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$13,946	$26,284	$96,791
California Baptist University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$26,285	$54,038	$96,506
Valparaiso University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$18,578	$58,437	$96,079
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$11,668	$23,316	$95,884
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$15,014	$22,756	$95,849
Oakland University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$9,120	$25,182	$95,843
University of Northern Colorado CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$17,760	$29,254	$95,775
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$31,027	$60,314	$95,371
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$16,032	$21,266	$95,300
Old Dominion University VA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$14,638	$29,446	$94,542
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$14,889	$28,919	$94,494
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$17,490	$22,797	$94,440
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$10,359	$19,638	$93,830
University of Toledo OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$17,249	$26,512	$93,816
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$24,022	$33,007	$93,626
Michigan Technological University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$14,182	$34,152	$93,557
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$15,543	$23,716	$92,878
Texas Tech University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$19,070	$27,443	$92,615
Florida Polytechnic University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	56%	$11,853	$21,817	$92,109
Manhattan College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$27,256	$64,348	$91,394
Florida Atlantic University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$8,752	$21,522	$90,664
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$23,726	$30,785	$90,384
Jackson State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$23,836	$32,415	$89,702
University of Memphis TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	93%	$12,397	$25,169	$89,702
Cleveland State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$14,764	$27,159	$88,595
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$10,836	$22,352	$87,983
Oklahoma Christian University OK · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$21,872	$39,106	$87,701
State University of New York at Oswego NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$16,236	$27,052	$86,865
DeVry University-Illinois IL · Private for-profit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	43%	—	$38,660	$86,645
Mississippi State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$17,595	$29,267	$85,275
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$13,297	$28,329	$85,056
Trine University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$25,355	$51,109	$79,824
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	75%	$15,563	$24,622	$79,710
St. Mary's University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$21,145	$47,999	$78,406
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$4,831	$16,830	$77,097
Wichita State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	95%	$13,194	$21,780	$76,203
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	—	$43,251	$51,222
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	—	$15,246	—
DigiPen Institute of Technology WA · Private for-profit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	68%	$44,446	$55,588	—
Kansas State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$19,406	$27,402	—
Portland State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$9,552	$21,590	—
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$20,183	$25,385	—
The College of New Jersey NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	62%	$27,646	$38,860	—
University of Iowa IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$22,531	$28,596	—
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$23,805	$35,537	—
University of South Alabama AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	66%	$17,648	$25,476	—

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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