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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Michigan11 to 1
UVA15 to 1
UNC15 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Michigan82%
UVA96%
UNC78%
Average faculty salary
Michigan$125,258
UVA$156,740
UNC$136,550

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Michigan$29,014
UVA$26,598
UNC$33,767
Endowment per student
Michigan$357,260
UVA$370,474
UNC$187,157
Tuition share of core revenue
Michigan24%
UVA25%
UNC14%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Michigan9,047
UVA4,564
UNC5,629
Most popular majors
Michigan

Computer and Information Sciences, General 13% · Business Administration and Management, General 7% · Economics, General 7%

UVA

Computer and Information Sciences, General 13% · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 12% · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 9%

UNC

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 11% · Business Administration and Management, General 7% · Behavioral Sciences 7%

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