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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Finance, General (9% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 51% of faculty are full-time. Spends $6,655 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,420 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 32% of graduates; 43 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Finance, General 52.08019.1% 221
    Graduates in this field earn $64,524 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.4% 154
    Graduates in this field earn $79,957 4 years out
  3. Operations Management and Supervision 52.02056.3% 153
    Graduates in this field earn $61,153 4 years out
  4. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12025.1% 124
    Graduates in this field earn $45,190 4 years out
  5. Organizational Leadership 52.02135.1% 124
    Graduates in this field earn $61,153 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 7.5% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (288 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. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,957 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,435

    4 years after completion$79,957
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $65,254 · Non-Pell: $66,346(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,842 · 260 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Programming$73,380 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,162

    4 years after completion$73,380
    National median: $83,439Below typical

    Median federal debt: $19,591 · 230 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Political Science and Government$72,384 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $30,454

    4 years after completion$72,384
    National median: $63,293Above typical

    Median federal debt: $26,035 · 30 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Information Science/Studies$67,823 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $56,399

    4 years after completion$67,823
    National median: $85,294Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $57,278 · Non-Pell: $59,408(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,747 · 121 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$65,526 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,142

    4 years after completion$65,526
    National median: $69,830Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $40,538 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,000

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 faculty51%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$72,027

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 public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$6,655
$6,655
← Lessmore than 10% of 557More →
Endowment per student$19,247
$19,247
← Lessmore than 68% of 537More →

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)