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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 to 1
Princeton5 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Massachusetts Institute of Technology99%
Princeton87%
Average faculty salary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$221,399
Princeton$228,190

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$99,057
Princeton$73,220
Endowment per student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$1,945,583
Princeton$3,716,273
Tuition share of core revenue
Massachusetts Institute of Technology7%
Princeton6%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,158
Princeton1,337
Most popular majors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Computer Science 28% · Mechanical Engineering 10% · Mathematics, General 8%

Princeton

Computer Science 15% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9% · Public Policy Analysis, 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