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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Defiance11 to 1
Bluefield14 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Defiance60%
Bluefield100%
Average faculty salary
Defiance$59,910
Bluefield$50,452

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Defiance$11,859
Bluefield$8,767
Endowment per student
Defiance$40,577
Bluefield$8,364
Tuition share of core revenue
Defiance44%
Bluefield87%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Defiance92
Bluefield116
Most popular majors
Defiance

Social Work 15% · Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13% · Business/Commerce, General 11%

Bluefield

Business Administration and Management, General 20% · Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 17% · Human Services, General 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