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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Academy of Art14 to 1
U. Washington15 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Academy of Art16%
U. Washington82%
Average faculty salary
Academy of Art$75,933
U. Washington$109,232

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Academy of Art

$14,838 (for-profit)

U. Washington

$5,672 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Academy of Art

Not reported

U. Washington

$24,412 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Academy of Art100%
U. Washington20%

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
Academy of Art462
U. Washington1,355
Most popular majors
Academy of Art

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 19% · Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation 8% · Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General 8%

U. Washington

Computer and Information Sciences, General 12% · Psychology, General 12% · Information Technology 8%

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