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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Southwest Minnesota State16 to 1
Virginia Military Institute9 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Southwest Minnesota State52%
Virginia Military Institute100%
Average faculty salary
Southwest Minnesota State$96,050
Virginia Military Institute$81,628

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Southwest Minnesota State$7,153
Virginia Military Institute$21,289
Endowment per student
Southwest Minnesota State$6,262
Virginia Military Institute$453,647
Tuition share of core revenue
Southwest Minnesota State24%
Virginia Military Institute27%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Southwest Minnesota State471
Virginia Military Institute353
Most popular majors
Southwest Minnesota State

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 12% · Business Administration and Management, General 9% · Social Work 8%

Virginia Military Institute

International Relations and Affairs 18% · Economics, General 13% · Psychology, General 12%

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