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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Macalester10 to 1
Occidental9 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Macalester84%
Occidental75%
Average faculty salary
Macalester$107,560
Occidental$111,137

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Macalester$25,033
Occidental$24,676
Endowment per student
Macalester$401,854
Occidental$335,709
Tuition share of core revenue
Macalester33%
Occidental42%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Macalester524
Occidental486
Most popular majors
Macalester

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 10% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8%

Occidental

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 12% · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 9% · International Relations and Affairs 8%

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