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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend12 to 1
Montana State University Billings14 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend78%
Montana State University Billings63%
Average faculty salary
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$93,362
Montana State University Billings$69,555

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend

$4,725 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Montana State University Billings

$8,173 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend

$24,122 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Montana State University Billings

$12,860 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend42%
Montana State University Billings27%

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
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend600
Montana State University Billings340
Most popular majors
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%

Montana State University Billings

Business/Commerce, General 28% · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 9% · Community Psychology 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