Quad
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (47% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 49% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,403 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

131 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 82% of graduates; 14 programs in 12 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020147% 61
    Graduates in this field earn $45,520 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.010116% 21
  3. Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 43.01039.2% 12
  4. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.01015.3% 7
  5. Computer Science 11.07014.6% 6

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,520 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $27,568

    4 years after completion$45,520
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $28,091 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,395 · 97 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$39,266 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$39,266
    National median: $53,072Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,417 · 21 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty49%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$59,850

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$8,403
$8,403
← Lessmore than 35% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$3,025
$3,025
← Lessmore than 6% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)