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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Howard13 to 1
Florida International24 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Howard64%
Florida International98%
Average faculty salary
Howard$104,419
Florida International$106,417

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Howard

$14,944 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Florida International

$8,518 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Howard

$77,457 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Florida International

$7,132 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Howard28%
Florida International22%

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
Howard2,266
Florida International10,499
Most popular majors
Howard

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% · Political Science and Government, General 8% · Psychology, General 8%

Florida International

Psychology, General 15% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 7%

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