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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (11% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 40% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,056 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,137 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 41% of graduates; 70 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380111% 123
    Graduates in this field earn $85,320 4 years out
  2. Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 49.01048.6% 98
    Graduates in this field earn $87,197 4 years out
  3. Computer Science 11.07018.1% 92
    Graduates in this field earn $82,159 4 years out
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.9% 78
    Graduates in this field earn $71,987 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01016.4% 73
    Graduates in this field earn $52,029 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.7% → 13% of graduates since 2014–15 (149 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. Air Transportation$87,197 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $39,228

    4 years after completion$87,197
    National median: $85,825About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $62,660 · Non-Pell: $76,028(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 219 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Management Information Systems and Services$86,275 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$86,275
    National median: $83,290About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 7 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$86,015 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,984

    4 years after completion$86,015
    National median: $85,063About typical

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 20 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,320 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $76,766

    4 years after completion$85,320
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,296 · Non-Pell: $78,314(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 207 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer Science$82,159 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $60,726

    4 years after completion$82,159
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $87,475 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,049 · 238 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 college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 13 to 1 in its Common Data Set (5,613 students, 432 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty40%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$94,266

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$11,056
$11,056
← Lessmore than 52% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$20,677
$20,677
← Lessmore than 34% 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;Lewis University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Lewis University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)