Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer (41% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 79% of faculty are full-time. Spends $22,010 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
157 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 92% of graduates; 8 programs in 7 fields awarded at least one.
- Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 49.030941% 64Graduates in this field earn $117,176 4 years out
- Mechanical Engineering 14.190116% 25Graduates in this field earn $126,395 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020116% 25Graduates in this field earn $75,574 4 years out
- Marine Engineering Technology/Technician 15.080611% 18Graduates in this field earn $126,209 4 years out
- International/Globalization Studies 30.20018.3% 13
Fastest-growing field: Business, 11% → 16% of graduates since 2014–15 (25 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
Mechanical Engineering$126,395 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $92,315
4 years after completion$126,395National median: $92,135Above typicalMedian federal debt: $19,690 · 61 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$126,209 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $98,661
4 years after completion$126,209National median: $82,073Above typicalMedian federal debt: $24,757 · 52 graduates, two most recent years combined
Marine Transportation$117,176 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $87,464
4 years after completion$117,176National median: $117,011About typical4 years out, Pell: $99,958 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,000 · 119 graduates, two most recent years combined
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$115,589 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $115,589
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 21 graduates, two most recent years combined
International Relations and National Security Studies$76,478 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $42,924
4 years after completion$76,478National median: $66,596Above typicalMedian federal debt: $25,500 · 0 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.
$108,869
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 public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
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)