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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
U. Wisconsin-Madison18 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Pennsylvania State86%
U. Wisconsin-Madison86%
Average faculty salary
Pennsylvania State$119,122
U. Wisconsin-Madison$142,066

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Pennsylvania State

$15,699 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

U. Wisconsin-Madison

$21,417 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Pennsylvania State

$80,151 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

U. Wisconsin-Madison

$131,082 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Pennsylvania State42%
U. Wisconsin-Madison21%

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
U. Wisconsin-Madison9,241
Most popular majors
Pennsylvania State

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

U. Wisconsin-Madison

Computer and Information Sciences, General 8% · Economics, General 6% · Psychology, General 5%

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