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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
College of Charleston16 to 1
U. Tennessee-Knoxville18 to 1
Full-time faculty share
College of Charleston65%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville83%
Average faculty salary
College of Charleston$93,453
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$117,140

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
College of Charleston$10,229
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$13,098
Endowment per student
College of Charleston$13,231
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$33,771
Tuition share of core revenue
College of Charleston60%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville29%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
College of Charleston2,447
U. Tennessee-Knoxville6,777
Most popular majors
College of Charleston

Business Administration and Management, General 10% · Speech Communication and Rhetoric 9% · Psychology, General 9%

U. Tennessee-Knoxville

Marketing/Marketing Management, General 7% · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 6% · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 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