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Southern Connecticut State
Portland State

Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Southern Connecticut State11 to 1
Portland State17 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Southern Connecticut State44%
Portland State57%
Average faculty salary
Southern Connecticut State$100,882
Portland State$107,329

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Southern Connecticut State$11,507
Portland State$13,280
Endowment per student
Southern Connecticut State$5,386
Portland State$8,141
Tuition share of core revenue
Southern Connecticut State41%
Portland State27%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Southern Connecticut State1,482
Portland State3,266
Most popular majors
Southern Connecticut State

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 11% · Psychology, General 9% · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 8%

Portland State

Psychology, General 10% · Social Sciences, General 6% · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 4%

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