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College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (100% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $18,162 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

87 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 1 program accounts for 100% of graduates; 1 programs in 1 field awarded at least one.

  1. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.0101100% 87

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 .

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$31,138 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $23,003

    4 years after completion$31,138
    National median: $50,532Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $23,437 · Non-Pell: $30,508(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,500

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 college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% 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 faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$80,817

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$18,162
$18,162
← Lessmore than 81% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$249,836
$249,836
← Lessmore than 90% 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)