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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Lincoln Memorial10 to 1
Chadron State15 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Lincoln Memorial59%
Chadron State55%
Average faculty salary
Lincoln Memorial$70,510
Chadron State$73,573

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Lincoln Memorial

$12,706 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Chadron State

$7,796 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Lincoln Memorial

$9,746 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Chadron State

$17,239 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Lincoln Memorial91%
Chadron State22%

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
Lincoln Memorial309
Chadron State350
Most popular majors
Lincoln Memorial

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 32% · Business Administration and Management, General 16% · Pre-Veterinary Studies 9%

Chadron State

Business Administration and Management, General 25% · Elementary Education and Teaching 14% · Psychology, General 7%

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