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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Bethany Lutheran12 to 1
Beacon12 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Bethany Lutheran51%
Beacon100%
Average faculty salary
Bethany Lutheran$65,676
Beacon$56,104

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Bethany Lutheran$10,719
Beacon$9,122
Endowment per student
Bethany Lutheran$60,566
Beacon$4,787
Tuition share of core revenue
Bethany Lutheran38%
Beacon70%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Bethany Lutheran145
Beacon84
Most popular majors
Bethany Lutheran

Business Administration and Management, General 21% · Elementary Education and Teaching 9% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8%

Beacon

Anthrozoology 24% · Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 21% · Business Administration and Management, General 18%

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