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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (13% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,168 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

637 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 46% of graduates; 39 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010113% 84
    Graduates in this field earn $59,153 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020113% 84
    Graduates in this field earn $76,916 4 years out
  3. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.8% 50
    Graduates in this field earn $64,939 4 years out
  4. Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05056.3% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $59,820 4 years out
  5. Criminology 45.04015.5% 35

Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 3.7% → 9.1% of graduates since 2014–15 (58 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. Accounting and Related Services$89,573 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,696

    4 years after completion$89,573
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,638 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,078 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$83,310 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,276

    4 years after completion$83,310
    National median: $86,176About typical

    Median federal debt: $24,728 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer Science$77,030 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,398

    4 years after completion$77,030
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,750 · 59 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$76,916 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,234

    4 years after completion$76,916
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $64,050 · Non-Pell: $67,675(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 259 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$70,409 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $23,879

    4 years after completion$70,409
    National median: $55,693Above typical

    Median federal debt: $22,875 · 2 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 college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% 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.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$97,149

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$12,168
$12,168
← Lessmore than 60% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$43,137
$43,137
← Lessmore than 56% 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;California Lutheran University Common Data Set 2017–18, 2017–18;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)