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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Loyola Marymount10 to 1
Santa Clara11 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Loyola Marymount58%
Santa Clara72%
Average faculty salary
Loyola Marymount$123,996
Santa Clara$132,554

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Loyola Marymount$19,325
Santa Clara$22,421
Endowment per student
Loyola Marymount$77,840
Santa Clara$182,971
Tuition share of core revenue
Loyola Marymount73%
Santa Clara61%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Loyola Marymount1,834
Santa Clara1,601
Most popular majors
Loyola Marymount

Psychology, General 9% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 9% · Finance, General 8%

Santa Clara

Finance, General 14% · Mathematics and Computer Science 7% · Speech Communication and Rhetoric 6%

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