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Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. Phoenix-Arizona147 to 1
U. Illinois Chicago17 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. Phoenix-Arizona7%
U. Illinois Chicago71%
Average faculty salary
U. Phoenix-Arizona$76,250
U. Illinois Chicago$132,874

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. Phoenix-Arizona

$1,180 (for-profit)

U. Illinois Chicago

$28,590 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
U. Phoenix-Arizona

Not reported

U. Illinois Chicago

$20,404 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
U. Phoenix-Arizona98%
U. Illinois Chicago17%

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
U. Phoenix-Arizona13,561
U. Illinois Chicago5,034
Most popular majors
U. Phoenix-Arizona

Business Administration and Management, General 49% · Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 12% · Information Technology 6%

U. Illinois Chicago

Computer Science 8% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 8% · Biology/Biological Sciences, 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