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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (9% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 72% of faculty are full-time. Spends $17,885 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

268 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 39% of graduates; 35 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.6% 23
    Graduates in this field earn $53,231 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.2% 22
  3. Computer Science 11.07018.2% 22
  4. Creative Writing 23.13027.1% 19
    Graduates in this field earn $38,967 4 years out
  5. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27996.7% 18

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. Economics$62,144 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $23,222

    4 years after completion$62,144
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,162 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,498 · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Political Science and Government$54,341 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$54,341
    National median: $63,293Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,553 · 32 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Biology, General$53,231 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,203

    4 years after completion$53,231
    National median: $57,214Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,970 · 46 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,828 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,934

    4 years after completion$50,828
    National median: $47,382Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 36 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Sociology and Anthropology$45,120 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $26,350

    4 years after completion$45,120
    National median: $46,959Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 32 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 college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% 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 faculty72%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$64,993

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$17,885
$17,885
← Lessmore than 81% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$179,173
$179,173
← Lessmore than 86% 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)