Quad

Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Assumption11 to 1
Messiah12 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Assumption51%
Messiah47%
Average faculty salary
Assumption$88,462
Messiah$82,786

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Assumption$13,143
Messiah$10,324
Endowment per student
Assumption$51,156
Messiah$40,546
Tuition share of core revenue
Assumption60%
Messiah70%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Assumption373
Messiah530
Most popular majors
Assumption

Marketing/Marketing Management, General 12% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 10% · Psychology, General 9%

Messiah

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 9% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 8% · Business Administration and Management, General 6%

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