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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Iowa State18 to 1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins17 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Iowa State84%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins74%
Average faculty salary
Iowa State$114,501
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$106,952

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Iowa State$12,347
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$16,781
Endowment per student
Iowa State$55,218
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$22,379
Tuition share of core revenue
Iowa State30%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins31%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Iowa State5,502
Colorado State University-Fort Collins5,492
Most popular majors
Iowa State

Mechanical Engineering 6% · Finance, General 5% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 4%

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Psychology, General 7% · Computer and Information 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