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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Columbia6 to 1
Yale5 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Columbia43%
Yale75%
Average faculty salary
Columbia$193,642
Yale$204,323

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Columbia$110,371
Yale$80,541
Endowment per student
Columbia$438,220
Yale$2,344,382
Tuition share of core revenue
Columbia20%
Yale5%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Columbia2,496
Yale1,860
Most popular majors
Columbia

Computer Science 15% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 12% · Political Science and Government, General 8%

Yale

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 11% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 8% · History, General 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