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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Stanford6 to 1
Northwestern6 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Stanford99%
Northwestern83%
Average faculty salary
Stanford$226,584
Northwestern$182,894

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Stanford$154,517
Northwestern$48,932
Endowment per student
Stanford$1,991,167
Northwestern$495,254
Tuition share of core revenue
Stanford10%
Northwestern20%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Stanford2,117
Northwestern2,431
Most popular majors
Stanford

Computer Science 21% · Human Biology 7% · Cognitive Science, General 5%

Northwestern

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 11% · Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 8% · Computer Science 6%

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