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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (15% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 74% of faculty are full-time. Spends $20,057 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

215 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 46% of graduates; 27 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.279915% 33
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.4% 18
  3. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.9% 17
  4. Creative Writing 23.13027.0% 15
  5. English Language and Literature, General 23.01017.0% 15

Fastest-growing field: English, 9.2% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (30 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. Public Health$63,621 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$63,621
    National median: $58,808Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 40 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Political Science and Government$62,605 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$62,605
    National median: $63,293About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 28 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Fine and Studio Arts$40,587 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$40,587
    National median: $41,367About typical

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 20 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$32,105 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $32,105

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Psychology, General$24,277 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $24,277

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years out, Pell: $44,326 · 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

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 college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% 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 faculty74%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$86,437

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$20,057
$20,057
← Lessmore than 86% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$207,257
$207,257
← Lessmore than 88% 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;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)