Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$14,726

6.34% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$19,037

After Financial Aid

2023 Acceptance Rate

76.5%

1,008,693 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

1,418,023

63.4% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

54.6%

72,258 Graduates

About

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2023, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity were General Business Administration & Management (39,878 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (27,686 degrees), and General Psychology (15,167 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is $14,726, which is $4,146 more than than the national median of $10,580. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $21,075, which is 143% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,116 more than than the national median $14,959.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition for Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is $14,726, which is $3,953 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,773. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $21,075, which is 143% of the cost for in-state students, and is $6,116 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,959.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $19,037.

Tuition Costs

$14,726

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was $21,075, which is 143% of the cost for in-state students, which was $14,726. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is $6,116 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,959, and the in-state tuition is $3,953 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,773.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$19,037

2023 Value

3.93%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $19,037. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity grew by 3.93%.

This chart compares the average net price of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,504

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was of $11,504 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 2.88% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

81%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

46%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

81% of undergraduate students at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 6.9% with respect to 2022, when 87% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity received 1,008,693 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 9.89% annual growth. Out of those 1,008,693 applicants, 771,951 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 76.5% acceptance rate.

There were 1,418,023 students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2023. 22.2% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity has an overall enrollment yield of 19.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

76.5%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

771,951

Accepted Out of 1,008,693

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was 76.5% (771,951 admissions from 1,008,693 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 77.2%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 9.89%, while admissions grew by 8.95%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

22.2%

Submission Percentage (2023)

27,673

Scores Submitted (2023)

22.2% of enrolled first-time students at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had a total enrollment of 1,418,023 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is 899,618 students and the part-time enrollment is 518,405. This means that 63.4% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity, both undergraduate and graduate, is 42.9% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Black or African American, 5.65% Asian, 3.56% Two or More Races, 0.402% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.241% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (24.5%), followed by White Male (18.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (13.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.7%), followed by Black or African American Female (12.7%) and White Male (12.3%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

63.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,418,023 students. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is 899,618 and the part-time enrollment is 518,405. This means that 63.4% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are enrolled full-time compared with 77.9% at similar Doctoral Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

77%

2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was 77%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
607,836 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
279,412 enrolled students
Black or African American
234,317 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is 42.9% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Black or African American, 5.65% Asian, 3.56% Two or More Races, 0.402% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.241% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.5% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.78% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 106,754 students (7.53%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 114,548 more women than men received degrees from Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is white (172,833 degrees awarded). There were 2.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (63,179 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is Registered Nursing (21,404 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (20,203 degrees) and General Psychology (12,858 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (4,227 degrees awarded), Education (48,022 degrees), and Psychology (27,951 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,563,809 people), Secondary school teachers (491,863 people), Education administrators (298,534 people), Social workers, all other (260,327 people), and Special education teachers (224,982 people).

The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in 2023 are Theology (4,227 degrees awarded), Education (48,022 degrees), Psychology (27,951 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (11,941 degrees), and Legal (6,043 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Theology (4,227 degrees awarded), Education (48,022 degrees), Psychology (27,951 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (11,941 degrees), and Legal (6,043 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Elementary & secondary schools (3,441,574 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (684,210 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (598,920 people), Computer Systems Design (577,283 people), and Banking & related activities (527,265 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity.

Most Common (2023)

Registered Nursing
21,404 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
20,203 degrees awarded
General Psychology
12,858 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was Registered Nursing with 21,404 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

126,851

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

241,399

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 126,851 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity, which is 0.525 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (241,399).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 18,118 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.833 times less than the 21,760 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 24,024 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity in Registered Nursing, which is 6.56 times more than the 3,662 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

37%

100% Completion Time

57%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 37% of students graduating from Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 57% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 59% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (71.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is Female and Asian (71.7% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.73% of graduates (1973 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
172,833 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
63,179 degrees awarded
Black or African American
53,294 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is white (172,833 degrees awarded). There were 2.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (63,179 degrees).

7.94% of degree recipients (29,239 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
112,027 degrees awarded
White Male
60,806 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
42,936 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity is white female (112,027 degrees awarded). There were 1.84 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (60,806 degrees).

Operations

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity has an endowment valued at nearly $115M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.38B (1.2k%) compared to the 4.37% average return (19M on 434M) across all Doctoral Universities.

In 2023, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity had a total salary expenditure of 218M. Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity employs 10,517 Professors, 10,112 Associate professors and 8,316 Assistant professors. Most academics at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are Male Professor (6,367), Male Associate professor (5,153), and Female Associate professor (4,959).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity are: Office and Administrative Support, with 14,385 employees, Management, with 13,673 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10,991 employees.

Endowment

$115M

2023 Endowment

14.5%

growth from 2022

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity has an endowment valued at about $115M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity grew 14.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $319M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$1.06B - Federal
$399M - State
$50.3M - Local

As of 2023, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity received $1.06B in grants and contracts from the federal government, $399M from state grants and contracts, and $50.3M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$89.4M

2023 Salaries

6.46%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity paid a median of $89.4M in salaries, which represents 40.9% of their overall expenditure ($218M) and a 6.46% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.107% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 1.97% decline between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 246M (41.5% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$3.53B

Instructional Salaries

37,349

Number of Employees

In 2023, Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity paid a total of $3.53B to 37,349 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $6.13M (2.35%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

10,517 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

14,385 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity were Professor with 10,517 employees, Associate professor with 10,112 employees, and Assistant professor with 8,316 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity were Office and Administrative Support with 14,385 employees, Management with 13,673 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10,991 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Professor
Male Associate professor
Female Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity was Male Professor with 6,367 employees, Male Associate professor with 5,153 employees, and Female Associate professor with 4,959 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity.