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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Sweet Briar9 to 1
Welch8 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Sweet Briar62%
Welch50%
Average faculty salary
Sweet Briar$63,029
Welch$40,191

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Sweet Briar$22,377
Welch$6,852
Endowment per student
Sweet Briar$149,780
Welch$18,416
Tuition share of core revenue
Sweet Briar13%
Welch30%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Sweet Briar102
Welch31
Most popular majors
Sweet Briar

Business/Commerce, General 19% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 19% · Engineering Science 11%

Welch

Psychology, General 16% · Business Administration and Management, General 16% · Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13%

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