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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 State16 to 1
Ohio State16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Pennsylvania State86%
Ohio State63%
Average faculty salary
Pennsylvania State$119,122
Ohio State$131,274

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Pennsylvania State

$15,699 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Ohio State

$23,612 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Pennsylvania State

$80,151 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Ohio State

$132,976 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Pennsylvania State42%
Ohio State19%

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 State10,913
Ohio State11,332
Most popular majors
Pennsylvania State

Psychology, General 5% · Finance, General 5% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 4%

Ohio State

Finance, General 8% · Experimental Psychology 5% · Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other 4%

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