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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology12 to 1
John Carroll13 to 1
Full-time faculty share
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology88%
John Carroll100%
Average faculty salary
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology$99,857
John Carroll$92,566

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

$13,495 (public, GASB accounting)

John Carroll

$15,871 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

$52,740 (public, GASB accounting)

John Carroll

$111,514 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology18%
John Carroll45%

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
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology397
John Carroll571
Most popular majors
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Mechanical Engineering 25% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 12% · Civil Engineering, General 10%

John Carroll

Finance, General 12% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 11% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 11%

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