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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Skidmore8 to 1
Lafayette10 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Skidmore77%
Lafayette87%
Average faculty salary
Skidmore$102,636
Lafayette$113,971

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Skidmore$25,466
Lafayette$25,883
Endowment per student
Skidmore$170,999
Lafayette$404,344
Tuition share of core revenue
Skidmore45%
Lafayette39%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Skidmore629
Lafayette718
Most popular majors
Skidmore

Business/Commerce, General 15% · Experimental Psychology 9% · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 6%

Lafayette

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 18% · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 9% · Mechanical Engineering 8%

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