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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is General Studies (23% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 56% of faculty are full-time. Spends $6,898 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

244 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 87% of graduates; 13 programs in 8 fields awarded at least one.

  1. General Studies 24.010223% 55
    Graduates in this field earn $78,151 4 years out
  2. Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.090821% 51
    Graduates in this field earn $57,462 4 years out
  3. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020119% 46
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010116% 39
    Graduates in this field earn $57,278 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01019.0% 22
    Graduates in this field earn $54,291 4 years out

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. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$78,151 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$78,151
    National median: $53,072Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 66 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$57,462 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $36,662

    4 years after completion$57,462
    National median: $62,172Below typical

    Median federal debt: $20,833 · 81 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Biology, General$57,278 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$57,278
    National median: $57,214About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $47,132 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $12,374 · 93 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Psychology, General$54,291 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,260

    4 years after completion$54,291
    National median: $50,706Above typical

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 67 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business/Commerce, General$50,853 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,618

    4 years after completion$50,853
    National median: $68,407Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,082

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 college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% 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 faculty56%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$68,334

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$6,898
$6,898
← Lessmore than 24% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$1,657
$1,657
← Lessmore than 4% 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)