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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Illustration (28% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 19% of faculty are full-time. Spends $26,617 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

509 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 81% of graduates; 11 programs in 5 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Illustration 50.041028% 141
    Graduates in this field earn $76,093 4 years out
  2. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030423% 116
  3. Graphic Design 50.040911% 57
    Graduates in this field earn $76,093 4 years out
  4. Engineering-Related Fields, Other 15.159911% 54
    Graduates in this field earn $92,293 4 years out
  5. Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician 15.08038.6% 44
    Graduates in this field earn $90,188 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 4.4% → 23% of graduates since 2014–15 (116 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

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. Engineering-Related Fields$92,293 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,860

    4 years after completion$92,293
    National median: $89,619About typical

    Median federal debt: $35,636 · 121 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$90,188 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,384

    4 years after completion$90,188
    National median: $82,073Above typical

    Median federal debt: $50,250 · 84 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Architectural Sciences and Technology$77,401 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$77,401
    National median: $70,074Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 39 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Design and Applied Arts$76,093 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,053

    4 years after completion$76,093
    National median: $51,490Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $73,263 · Non-Pell: $52,195(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 473 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Graphic Communications$67,010 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $67,010

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    Median federal debt: $37,000 · 141 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 college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% 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 faculty19%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$84,444

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$26,617
$26,617
← Lessmore than 92% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$56,719
$56,719
← Lessmore than 64% 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)