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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville15 to 1
Nicholls State19 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville72%
Nicholls State100%
Average faculty salary
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville$81,240
Nicholls State$62,905

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville$14,215
Nicholls State$5,948
Endowment per student
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville$3,840
Nicholls State$3,183
Tuition share of core revenue
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville30%
Nicholls State31%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville2,033
Nicholls State914
Most popular majors
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 17% · Business Administration and Management, General 16% · Psychology, General 8%

Nicholls State

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 14% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 12% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 12%

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