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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Southern Methodist11 to 1
Emerson14 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Southern Methodist69%
Emerson32%
Average faculty salary
Southern Methodist$134,241
Emerson$106,677

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Southern Methodist$18,509
Emerson$13,023
Endowment per student
Southern Methodist$194,318
Emerson$47,892
Tuition share of core revenue
Southern Methodist42%
Emerson76%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Southern Methodist1,939
Emerson1,070
Most popular majors
Southern Methodist

Finance, General 13% · Economics, General 13% · Psychology, General 6%

Emerson

Cinematography and Film/Video Production 45% · Creative Writing 12% · Business/Commerce, General 9%

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