Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Management Science (23% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 76% of faculty are full-time. Spends $55,602 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
2,326 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 55% of graduates; 59 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.
- Management Science 52.130123% 529
- Neuroscience 26.15018.7% 203Graduates in this field earn $73,795 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.7% 202Graduates in this field earn $70,959 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38018.6% 199Graduates in this field earn $101,903 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01015.9% 138Graduates in this field earn $59,628 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Business, 18% → 23% of graduates since 2014–15 (537 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$159,541 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $80,623
4 years after completion$159,541National median: $107,009Above typicalMedian federal debt: $15,500 · 171 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$136,731 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $85,682
4 years after completion$136,731National median: $68,257Above typical4 years out, Pell: $103,330 · Non-Pell: $109,044(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,500 · 780 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$111,631 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $71,340
4 years after completion$111,631National median: $82,686Above typical4 years out, Pell: $82,469 · Non-Pell: $90,756(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,826 · 336 graduates, two most recent years combined
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,903 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $79,073
4 years after completion$101,903National median: $88,910Above typical4 years out, Pell: $73,544 · Non-Pell: $82,974(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,750 · 437 graduates, two most recent years combined
Political Science and Government$94,001 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $46,629
4 years after completion$94,001National median: $63,293Above typical4 years out, Pell: $58,280 · Non-Pell: $55,278(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $17,500 · 162 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 8.3 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
63%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 12% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 280 | 20% |
| 10–19 | 625 | 44% |
| 20–29 | 186 | 13% |
| 30–39 | 107 | 7% |
| 40–49 | 62 | 4% |
| 50–99 | 137 | 10% |
| 100+ | 30 | 2% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- English as a Second Language
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$150,101
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;Emory University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Emory University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
