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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. Illinois Springfield13 to 1
U. South Carolina Aiken16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. Illinois Springfield60%
U. South Carolina Aiken61%
Average faculty salary
U. Illinois Springfield$89,588
U. South Carolina Aiken$77,010

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. Illinois Springfield$9,051
U. South Carolina Aiken$10,925
Endowment per student
U. Illinois Springfield$8,782
U. South Carolina Aiken$11,265
Tuition share of core revenue
U. Illinois Springfield28%
U. South Carolina Aiken26%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. Illinois Springfield582
U. South Carolina Aiken633
Most popular majors
U. Illinois Springfield

Computer Science 16% · Business Administration and Management, General 16% · Psychology, General 13%

U. South Carolina Aiken

Business Administration and Management, General 28% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 21% · Psychology, 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