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IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · 477 colleges

Colleges that graduate the most multi and interdisciplinary studies majors

477 of the 1,082 colleges CollegeCalcAI tracks awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in multi and interdisciplinary studies in 2023, 44,065 degrees in all, 2.8% of every bachelor's degree those colleges granted. UC San Diego graduated the most (1,483), and the ten largest programs account for 19% of the field's graduates at tracked colleges. Nationally the field is 2.75% of bachelor's degrees across 2,440 institutions, so it is represented in line with the national mix at the four-year colleges here. 62% of these graduates were women.

Colleges
477
awarding 10+ degrees
Degrees awarded
44,065
2023, bachelor's
Share of all degrees
2.8%
2.75% nationally
Median acceptance rate
76%
colleges in this field
Women
62%
of graduates
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Largest multi and interdisciplinary studies programs

The 50 largest multi and interdisciplinary studies programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its multi and interdisciplinary studies page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

#CollegeDegrees (2023)Share of gradsAcceptance rateSAT 75th
1UC San Diego · CA1,48316.6%27%1490
2Liberty University · VA1,44213.6%99%1200
3Texas A&M University · TX9156.7%57%1380
4University of Central Florida · FL8055.4%40%1350
5University of Texas at Austin · TX7607.3%27%1460
6University of North Texas · TX7189.5%72%1230
7UCLA · CA5936.2%9%1510
8Florida International University · FL5705%55%1250
9Georgia State University · GA55210.7%55%1200
10Middle Tennessee State University · TN49310.1%69%1150
11University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · TX4859.7%94%1090
12Florida Atlantic University · FL4698%66%1290
13University of Wisconsin · WI4585.5%45%1440
14University of North Carolina · NC4568.6%15%1470
15University of California, Berkeley · CA4504.9%11%1530
16University of Arizona · AZ4475.9%86%1300
17University of Iowa · IA4368.7%84%1330
18University of Pennsylvania · PA43315.3%5%1560
19Arizona State University · AZ4232.9%90%1310
20University of Southern California · CA4027%10%1530
21Lamar University · TX38923.9%86%1090
22University of Michigan · MI3634.3%16%1520
23East Texas A&M University · TX35119.5%92%1090
24Penn State University · PA3403.1%55%1370
25University of Florida · FL3383.6%24%1440
26Texas Tech University · TX3364.7%73%1260
27UC Davis · CA3294%42%1380
28Mississippi State University · MS3287.6%78%1270
29UC Irvine · CA3264%29%1420
30University of Houston · TX3093.8%74%1310
31University of Massachusetts Amherst · MA3084.8%60%1380
32Western Washington University · WA2949.7%93%1270
33Stephen F. Austin State University · TX29314.9%94%1120
34University at Albany · NY29110.3%69%1260
35University of Washington · WA2913.4%39%1450
36Stanford University · CA28715.7%4%1570
37Duke University · NC28313.3%6%1570
38University of Georgia · GA2813.4%38%1430
39New York University · NY2763.5%9%1530
40Vanderbilt University · TN27214.7%6%1560
41University of Illinois · IL2683.1%42%1480
42Florida Gulf Coast University · FL2679%63%1230
43Boise State University · ID2626.6%87%1250
44TAMU San Antonio · TX25920.7%93%1100
45Louisiana State University · LA2564.8%73%1290
46University of Oklahoma · OK2525.5%77%1340
47San Diego State University · CA2492.9%36%1340
48Utah State University · UT2435.6%92%1250
49Troy University · AL24012.4%96%1160
50Michigan State University · MI2382.7%85%1300

427 more colleges award 10 or more degrees in this field: every one is listed further down this page, and in the CSV download.

Most concentrated in multi and interdisciplinary studies

Where multi and interdisciplinary studies is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

#CollegeDegrees (2023)Share of gradsAcceptance rateSAT 75th
1New College of Florida · FL5743.8%73%1380
2Daemen University · NY9924%68%1150
3Lamar University · TX38923.9%86%1090
4Franklin & Marshall College · PA11121.6%28%1420
5TAMU San Antonio · TX25920.7%93%1100
6Bard College · NY8319.7%52%1230
7East Texas A&M University · TX35119.5%92%1090
8West Alabama · AL7819.5%69%1120
9UNC Pembroke · NC22818.9%93%1120
10Evergreen State College · WA7817.8%96%1180
11Elizabeth City State University · NC6117.2%64%1020
12UC San Diego · CA1,48316.6%27%1490
13UT Martin · TN16316.4%88%1100
14Stanford University · CA28715.7%4%1570
15Claremont McKenna College · CA5315.5%10%1520
16University of Pennsylvania · PA43315.3%5%1560
17Elizabethtown College · PA6015.3%78%1230
18Stephen F. Austin State University · TX29314.9%94%1120
19Vanderbilt University · TN27214.7%6%1560
20Liberty University · VA1,44213.6%99%1200

How to get in for multi and interdisciplinary studies

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

Colleges publish one acceptance rate for the whole school, not per major, so there is no official admit rate for multi and interdisciplinary studies. The median acceptance rate among the 477 colleges awarding it is 76%; the most selective (Columbia University, 4%) and the most accessible (University of Texas at El Paso, 100%) both graduate substantial numbers in the field. CollegeCalcAI's calculator scores your profile against each school's own admissions data; this field carries no separate adjustment.

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Most selective colleges for multi and interdisciplinary studies

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 multi and interdisciplinary studies degrees.

#CollegeDegrees (2023)Share of gradsAcceptance rateSAT 75th
1Columbia University · NY863.5%4%1560
2Harvard University · MA462.4%4%1580
3Stanford University · CA28715.7%4%1570
4Yale University · CT1649.8%4%1570
5University of Chicago · IL382%4%1570
6Brown University · RI1125.8%5%1560
7Dartmouth College · NH1028.1%5%1560
8University of Pennsylvania · PA43315.3%5%1560
9Massachusetts Institute of Technology · MA1039.4%5%1570
10Duke University · NC28313.3%6%1570
11Vanderbilt University · TN27214.7%6%1560
12Johns Hopkins University · MD675%6%1560
13Colby College · ME397.3%7%1500
14Pomona College · CA4510%7%1540
15Northwestern University · IL261.2%8%1560

Most accessible colleges for multi and interdisciplinary studies

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 multi and interdisciplinary studies degrees a year.

#CollegeDegrees (2023)Share of gradsAcceptance rateSAT 75th
1University of Texas at El Paso · TX1974.9%100%1090
2Liberty University · VA1,44213.6%99%1200
3Metro State Denver · CO913.6%99%1100
4West Texas A&M · TX825%99%1120
5Central State University · OH757.1%99%1020
6Columbus State University · GA535.6%99%1100
7Western Oregon University · OR10112.6%98%1120
8Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · IL834.2%98%1180
9Cal Poly Humboldt · CA685.1%98%1150
10South Dakota State University · SD593.1%98%1260
11University of Mississippi · MS1784.6%97%1290
12Keiser University · FL1478.1%97%1050
13Cal State Monterey Bay · CA1116.2%97%1130
14University of Maine · ME814.6%97%1220
15Troy University · AL24012.4%96%1160

Multi and Interdisciplinary Studies by state

States with the most multi and interdisciplinary studies graduates at tracked colleges.

StateCollegesDegrees (2023)Share of field
Texas366,52515%
California426,19314%
Florida153,0257%
Virginia152,7386%
Pennsylvania332,2505%
New York291,9204%
North Carolina111,6814%
Tennessee121,4813%
Georgia141,1993%
Massachusetts171,1403%
Michigan91,0202%
Arizona39982%
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Every college for multi and interdisciplinary studies

All 477 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in multi and interdisciplinary studies in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's multi and interdisciplinary studies page.

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Questions about multi and interdisciplinary studies colleges

Which colleges graduate the most multi and interdisciplinary studies majors?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest programs among tracked colleges are UC San Diego (1,483), Liberty University (1,442), Texas A&M University (915), University of Central Florida (805), University of Texas at Austin (760). The full ranking of 477 colleges is on this page, with each school's share of graduates and acceptance rate.

How many students major in multi and interdisciplinary studies?

44,065 students earned a bachelor's degree in multi and interdisciplinary studies at the 477 tracked colleges in 2023, 2.8% of all bachelor's degrees at those schools. Across all 2,440 U.S. institutions reporting to IPEDS, the field is 2.75% of bachelor's degrees.

Is multi and interdisciplinary studies a competitive major?

Colleges publish one acceptance rate for the whole school, not per major, so there is no official admit rate for multi and interdisciplinary studies. The median acceptance rate among the 477 colleges awarding it is 76%; the most selective (Columbia University, 4%) and the most accessible (University of Texas at El Paso, 100%) both graduate substantial numbers in the field. CollegeCalcAI's calculator scores your profile against each school's own admissions data; this field carries no separate adjustment.

What share of multi and interdisciplinary studies graduates are women?

62% of multi and interdisciplinary studies bachelor's graduates at tracked colleges were women in 2023 (degree-weighted across 477 colleges, IPEDS completions by sex).

Where is multi and interdisciplinary studies the biggest part of campus?

Measured as a share of all graduates, multi and interdisciplinary studies is most concentrated at New College of Florida (43.8% of graduates), Daemen University (24% of graduates), Lamar University (23.9% of graduates), among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

Other fields

Every field with its own hub, ranked by degrees awarded.

Business, Management and Marketing · 288,974Health Professions and Related Programs · 159,095Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 116,148Psychology · 115,728Social Sciences · 109,093Engineering · 107,842Computer and Information Sciences · 90,607Education · 70,593Visual and Performing Arts · 69,142Communication and Journalism · 68,326Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies · 46,451Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting · 37,728Liberal Arts and General Studies · 29,746English Language and Literature · 25,167All fields →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Download: CSV of every college in this field. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.