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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Adams State14 to 1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley14 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Adams State50%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley55%
Average faculty salary
Adams State$64,107
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley$77,235

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Adams State

$9,349 (public, GASB accounting)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

$2,942 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Adams State

$20 (public, GASB accounting)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

$15,022 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Adams State28%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley42%

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
Adams State236
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley114
Most popular majors
Adams State

Business/Commerce, General 29% · Exercise Science and Kinesiology 14% · Sociology, General 12%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

Business/Commerce, General 28% · Psychology, General 21% · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 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