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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Duke5 to 1
Tufts10 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Duke94%
Tufts64%
Average faculty salary
Duke$172,945
Tufts$128,631

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Duke$87,044
Tufts$28,034
Endowment per student
Duke$715,575
Tufts$181,592
Tuition share of core revenue
Duke14%
Tufts44%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Duke2,258
Tufts1,843
Most popular majors
Duke

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 15% · Computer Science 11% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 8%

Tufts

Computer Science 12% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 9% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9%

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