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U. Missouri-Columbia
U. North Dakota

Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. Missouri-Columbia17 to 1
U. North Dakota17 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. Missouri-Columbia79%
U. North Dakota92%
Average faculty salary
U. Missouri-Columbia$105,635
U. North Dakota$91,483

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. Missouri-Columbia$13,675
U. North Dakota$18,456
Endowment per student
U. Missouri-Columbia$52,680
U. North Dakota$33,679
Tuition share of core revenue
U. Missouri-Columbia22%
U. North Dakota29%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. Missouri-Columbia6,058
U. North Dakota1,940
Most popular majors
U. Missouri-Columbia

Business/Commerce, General 15% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 9% · Journalism 6%

U. North Dakota

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General 15% · General Studies 6% · Psychology, General 6%

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