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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Mercer11 to 1
Adelphi12 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Mercer98%
Adelphi31%
Average faculty salary
Mercer$86,127
Adelphi$122,911

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Mercer$14,074
Adelphi$15,443
Endowment per student
Mercer$55,964
Adelphi$36,450
Tuition share of core revenue
Mercer50%
Adelphi75%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Mercer1,138
Adelphi1,168
Most popular majors
Mercer

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 14% · Engineering, General 9% · Psychology, General 9%

Adelphi

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 27% · Psychology, General 9% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 5%

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