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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Missouri Western State15 to 1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona13 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Missouri Western State62%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona77%
Average faculty salary
Missouri Western State$71,234
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona$85,316

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Missouri Western State

$6,261 (public, GASB accounting)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

$3,624 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Missouri Western State

$16,011 (public, GASB accounting)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

$18,504 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Missouri Western State26%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona42%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Missouri Western State423
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona317
Most popular majors
Missouri Western State

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 16% · Business Administration and Management, General 9% · Psychology, General 7%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 27% · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 13% · Business/Commerce, General 11%

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