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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Dartmouth7 to 1
Rice6 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Dartmouth81%
Rice84%
Average faculty salary
Dartmouth$181,089
Rice$166,082

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Dartmouth$32,539
Rice$47,816
Endowment per student
Dartmouth$1,178,367
Rice$870,958
Tuition share of core revenue
Dartmouth16%
Rice22%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Dartmouth1,357
Rice1,352
Most popular majors
Dartmouth

Computer Science 10% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9% · Engineering, General 9%

Rice

Computer and Information Sciences, General 15% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 7%

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