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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Illustration (25% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 28% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,374 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

356 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 83% of graduates; 10 programs in 4 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Illustration 50.041025% 90
    Graduates in this field earn $41,617 4 years out
  2. Interior Design 50.040824% 85
    Graduates in this field earn $41,617 4 years out
  3. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030418% 64
    Graduates in this field earn $37,239 4 years out
  4. Computer Graphics 11.08038.1% 29
    Graduates in this field earn $48,472 4 years out
  5. Fashion/Apparel Design 50.04077.3% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $41,617 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 6.6% → 18% of graduates since 2014–15 (64 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. Computer Software and Media Applications$48,472 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $37,268

    4 years after completion$48,472
    National median: $58,894Below typical

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 75 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Design and Applied Arts$41,617 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,829

    4 years after completion$41,617
    National median: $51,490Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $44,654 · Non-Pell: $36,414(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $31,750 · 298 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Graphic Communications$37,239 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $23,247

    4 years after completion$37,239
    National median: $43,283Below typical

    Median federal debt: $28,115 · 82 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.

Full-time faculty28%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$50,291

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 for-profit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$5,374
$5,374
← Lessmore than 41% of 130More →

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)