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U. California-San Diego
U. Arizona Global Campus

Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. California-San Diego19 to 1
U. Arizona Global Campus13 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. California-San Diego88%
U. Arizona Global Campus5%
Average faculty salary
U. California-San Diego$172,028
U. Arizona Global Campus$64,014

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. California-San Diego

$26,067 (public, GASB accounting)

U. Arizona Global Campus

$1,727 (for-profit)

Endowment per student
U. California-San Diego

$35,348 (public, GASB accounting)

U. Arizona Global Campus

Not reported

Tuition share of core revenue
U. California-San Diego17%
U. Arizona Global Campus68%

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
U. California-San Diego9,717
U. Arizona Global Campus5,429
Most popular majors
U. California-San Diego

Cognitive Science, General 9% · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 6% · Anatomy 6%

U. Arizona Global Campus

Business Administration and Management, General 15% · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 8% · Psychology, General 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