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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. North Carolina Asheville13 to 1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend12 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. North Carolina Asheville83%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend78%
Average faculty salary
U. North Carolina Asheville$82,385
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$93,362

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. North Carolina Asheville

$13,642 (public, GASB accounting)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend

$4,725 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
U. North Carolina Asheville

$28,047 (public, GASB accounting)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend

$24,122 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
U. North Carolina Asheville17%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend42%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. North Carolina Asheville625
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend600
Most popular majors
U. North Carolina Asheville

Psychology, General 14% · Business Administration and Management, General 7% · English Language and Literature, General 6%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend

Mechanical Engineering 11% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 7% · Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, 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