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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Grand Canyon20 to 1
Mercy16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Grand Canyon10%
Mercy25%
Average faculty salary
Grand Canyon$69,024
Mercy$86,392

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Grand Canyon

$2,400 (for-profit)

Mercy

$7,862 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Grand Canyon

Not reported

Mercy

$48,651 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Grand Canyon79%
Mercy74%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Grand Canyon15,244
Mercy1,251
Most popular majors
Grand Canyon

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 23% · Business Administration and Management, General 11% · Human Services, General 8%

Mercy

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 26% · Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Psychology, General 12%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why