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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Tarleton State20 to 1
Nicholls State19 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Tarleton State59%
Nicholls State100%
Average faculty salary
Tarleton State$74,603
Nicholls State$62,905

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Tarleton State$5,674
Nicholls State$5,948
Endowment per student
Tarleton State$8,521
Nicholls State$3,183
Tuition share of core revenue
Tarleton State31%
Nicholls State31%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Tarleton State2,934
Nicholls State914
Most popular majors
Tarleton State

Exercise Science and Kinesiology 8% · Psychology, General 8% · Animal Sciences, General 7%

Nicholls State

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 14% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 12% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 12%

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