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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (23% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 22% of faculty are full-time. Spends $24,140 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

220 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 65% of graduates; 19 programs in 7 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030423% 51
    Graduates in this field earn $31,068 4 years out
  2. Illustration 50.041013% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $59,238 4 years out
  3. Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 04.090211% 24
  4. Human Computer Interaction 30.310110% 23
    Graduates in this field earn $149,149 4 years out
  5. Industrial and Product Design 50.04047.7% 17
    Graduates in this field earn $59,238 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 6.1% → 23% of graduates since 2014–15 (51 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. Human Computer Interaction$149,149 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $101,801

    4 years after completion$149,149
    National median: $50,526Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,125 · 51 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Design and Applied Arts$59,238 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $28,673

    4 years after completion$59,238
    National median: $51,490Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $55,778 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 183 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Fine and Studio Arts$44,012 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $17,690

    4 years after completion$44,012
    National median: $41,367Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $34,748 · Non-Pell: $21,831(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 106 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Graphic Communications$31,068 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $26,481

    4 years after completion$31,068
    National median: $43,283Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,899 · 106 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 college8 to 1
8 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 89% 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 faculty22%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$88,964

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$24,140
$24,140
← Lessmore than 90% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$31,004
$31,004
← Lessmore than 46% 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)