Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (24% of graduates). 7 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 92% of colleges. 45% of faculty are full-time. Spends $34,675 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
240 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 61% of graduates; 14 programs in 3 fields awarded at least one.
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030424% 58
- Acting 50.050614% 33Graduates in this field earn $41,192 4 years out
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 50.05028.3% 20Graduates in this field earn $41,192 4 years out
- Fine/Studio Arts, General 50.07028.3% 20Graduates in this field earn $28,617 4 years out
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.06026.7% 16Graduates in this field earn $29,426 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 0.0% → 24% 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
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$41,192 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $22,673
4 years after completion$41,192National median: $39,775About typical4 years out, Pell: $33,351 · 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 · 67 graduates, two most recent years combined
Music$40,294 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $18,896
4 years after completion$40,294National median: $42,892Below typical4 years out, Pell: $16,247 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,500 · 82 graduates, two most recent years combined
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$29,426 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $28,247
4 years after completion$29,426National median: $43,765Below typical4 years out, Pell: $37,414 · 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 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined
Fine and Studio Arts$28,617 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$28,617National median: $41,367Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 36 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.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$90,855
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.
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)
