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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Fairfield12 to 1
U. Tampa17 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Fairfield100%
U. Tampa100%
Average faculty salary
Fairfield$119,683
U. Tampa$97,478

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Fairfield$15,558
U. Tampa$8,718
Endowment per student
Fairfield$64,846
U. Tampa$6,938
Tuition share of core revenue
Fairfield68%
U. Tampa87%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Fairfield1,207
U. Tampa2,755
Most popular majors
Fairfield

Finance, General 18% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 18% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 10%

U. Tampa

Finance, General 10% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 9% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, 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