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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Waldorf22 to 1
McDaniel13 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Waldorf37%
McDaniel25%
Average faculty salary
Waldorf$52,171
McDaniel$76,314

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Waldorf

$3,138 (for-profit)

McDaniel

$10,258 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Waldorf

Not reported

McDaniel

$64,184 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Waldorf87%
McDaniel44%

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
Waldorf621
McDaniel369
Most popular majors
Waldorf

Business/Commerce, General 19% · Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 18% · Psychology, General 10%

McDaniel

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 12% · Business Administration and Management, General 9% · Psychology, General 9%

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