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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Syracuse15 to 1
Southern Methodist11 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Syracuse68%
Southern Methodist69%
Average faculty salary
Syracuse$119,045
Southern Methodist$134,241

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Syracuse$20,551
Southern Methodist$18,509
Endowment per student
Syracuse$88,676
Southern Methodist$194,318
Tuition share of core revenue
Syracuse56%
Southern Methodist42%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Syracuse3,571
Southern Methodist1,939
Most popular majors
Syracuse

Psychology, General 8% · Economics, General 4% · Finance, General 4%

Southern Methodist

Finance, General 13% · Economics, General 13% · 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