Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Computer Science (17% of graduates). 7 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 92% of colleges. 94% of faculty are full-time. Spends $45,049 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
465 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 43% of graduates; 38 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Computer Science 11.070117% 77Graduates in this field earn $217,051 4 years out
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.060311% 49Graduates in this field earn $96,702 4 years out
- Mathematics, General 27.01015.8% 27
- Neuroscience 26.15015.6% 26
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27994.7% 22
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 5.9% → 17% of graduates since 2014–15 (77 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
Computer Science$217,051 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $143,084
4 years after completion$217,051National median: $107,009Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 99 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$96,702 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $70,051
4 years after completion$96,702National median: $82,686Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 114 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mathematics$50,712 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $50,712
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 70 graduates, two most recent years combined
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$39,967 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $39,967
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 44 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.
The college also reports 7 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,733 students, 238 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$135,767
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;Pomona College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
