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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (23% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 90% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,616 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,808 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 65% of graduates; 26 programs in 10 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030423% 653
    Graduates in this field earn $43,058 4 years out
  2. Illustration 50.041015% 430
    Graduates in this field earn $45,923 4 years out
  3. Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 09.070211% 300
    Graduates in this field earn $64,076 4 years out
  4. Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.06029.7% 273
    Graduates in this field earn $41,651 4 years out
  5. Fashion/Apparel Design 50.04075.9% 165
    Graduates in this field earn $45,923 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Engineering technologies, 0.0% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (301 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. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$128,600 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$128,600
    National median: $64,926Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 21 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Human Computer Interaction$113,397 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $83,500

    4 years after completion$113,397
    National median: $50,526Above typical

    Median federal debt: $24,499 · 95 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$64,076 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $40,139

    4 years after completion$64,076
    National median: $50,497Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $52,643 · Non-Pell: $58,817(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,506 · 675 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Architectural Sciences and Technology$64,052 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,181

    4 years after completion$64,052
    National median: $70,074Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $51,884 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,500 · 140 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Apparel and Textiles$55,925 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,574

    4 years after completion$55,925
    National median: $57,640About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $50,815 · Non-Pell: $49,700(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,666 · 194 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 college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% 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 faculty90%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$98,547

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$8,616
$8,616
← Lessmore than 36% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$23,808
$23,808
← Lessmore than 38% 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)