Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$18,900

5% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$22,489

After Financial Aid

2023 Acceptance Rate

82.7%

3,054 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

26,850

72.7% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

58.8%

304 Graduates

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2023, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions were General Educational Leadership & Administration (1,260 degrees awarded), Teacher Education (1,167 degrees), and Curriculum & Instruction (719 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is $18,900, which is $8,320 more than than the national median of $10,580. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $18,900, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,941 more than than the national median $14,959.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is $18,900, which is $8,128 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,773. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $18,900, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,941 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 $22,489.

Tuition Costs

$18,900

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was $18,900, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $18,900. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is $3,941 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,959, and the in-state tuition is $8,128 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,773.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$22,489

2023 Value

4.31%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $22,489. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions grew by 4.31%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (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

$10,250

Room and Board

$1,003

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was of $10,250 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 7.54% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,003. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

56%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

65%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

56% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 18.8% with respect to 2022, when 69% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (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

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions received 3,054 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 13.1% annual growth. Out of those 3,054 applicants, 2,526 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 82.7% acceptance rate.

There were 26,850 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2023. 10.7% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions has an overall enrollment yield of 41.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

82.7%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

2,526

Accepted Out of 3,054

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was 82.7% (2,526 admissions from 3,054 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 88.9%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 13.1%, while admissions grew by 5.21%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

10.7%

Submission Percentage (2023)

154

Scores Submitted (2023)

10.7% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions 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

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had a total enrollment of 26,850 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is 19,518 students and the part-time enrollment is 7,332. This means that 72.7% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Black or African American, 3.48% Asian, 2.44% Two or More Races, 0.305% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.16% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.2%), followed by White Male (19.7%) and Black or African American Female (10.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (50.8%), followed by White Male (15.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.87%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

72.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 26,850 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is 19,518 and the part-time enrollment is 7,332. This means that 72.7% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

75%

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 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was 75%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
14,775 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
4,243 enrolled students
Black or African American
3,971 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is 55% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Black or African American, 3.48% Asian, 2.44% Two or More Races, 0.305% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.16% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 41.6% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.5% 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, 1,310 students (4.88%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 4,911 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is white (5,945 degrees awarded). There were 4.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1,420 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is General Educational Leadership & Administration (1,066 degrees awarded), followed by Teacher Education (1,050 degrees) and Curriculum & Instruction (635 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Education (6,451 degrees awarded), Personal & Culinary Services (1,003 degrees), and Legal (349 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 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,475,118 people), Secondary school teachers (465,817 people), Education administrators (250,809 people), Special education teachers (200,221 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (197,246 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2023 are Education (6,451 degrees awarded), Personal & Culinary Services (1,003 degrees), Legal (349 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (90 degrees), and Human Sciences (230 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 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Chief executives & legislators, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Dentists

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Education (6,451 degrees awarded), Personal & Culinary Services (1,003 degrees), Legal (349 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (90 degrees), and Human Sciences (230 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 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Elementary & secondary schools (2,681,635 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (228,865 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (120,669 people), Child day care services (115,691 people), and Religious organizations (74,508 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions.

Most Common (2023)

General Educational Leadership & Administration
1,066 degrees awarded
Teacher Education
1,050 degrees awarded
Curriculum & Instruction
635 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common masters degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was General Educational Leadership & Administration with 1,066 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

2,598

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

7,509

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 2,598 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions, which is 0.346 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (7,509).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 378 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in General Educational Leadership & Administration, which is 0.429 times less than the 882 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 893 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in Teacher Education, which is 3.26 times more than the 274 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

54%

100% Completion Time

53%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 54% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 53% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 53% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

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

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, 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, 7.24% of graduates (22 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
5,945 degrees awarded
Black or African American
1,420 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,367 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is white (5,945 degrees awarded). There were 4.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1,420 degrees).

4.12% of degree recipients (416 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
4,399 degrees awarded
White Male
1,546 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
1,105 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is white female (4,399 degrees awarded). There were 2.85 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1,546 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions has an endowment valued at nearly $21.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 23.3M (108%) compared to the 1.93% average return (240k on 12.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2023, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had a total salary expenditure of 7.03M. Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions employs 184 Professors, 183 Instructors and 110 Associate professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Female Instructor (110), Male Professor (108), and Female Associate professor (78).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 511 employees, Management, with 497 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 217 employees.

Endowment

$21.7M

2023 Endowment

4.35%

growth from 2022

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions has an endowment valued at about $21.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions grew 4.35% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $9.23M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$84M - Federal
$5.75M - State
$4.99M - Local

As of 2023, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions received $84M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $5.75M from state grants and contracts, and $4.99M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$2.57M

2023 Salaries

13.4%

decline from 2022

In 2023, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions paid a median of $2.57M in salaries, which represents 36.5% of their overall expenditure ($7.03M) and a 13.4% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 16.3% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 21.8% decline between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$49.7M

Instructional Salaries

584

Number of Employees

In 2023, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions paid a total of $49.7M to 584 employees working as instructors, which represents 22.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $208k (5.9%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

184 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

511 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions were Professor with 184 employees, Instructor with 183 employees, and Associate professor with 110 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 511 employees, Management with 497 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 217 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Female Instructor
Male Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was Female Instructor with 110 employees, Male Professor with 108 employees, and Female Associate professor with 78 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions.