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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer (32% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 77% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,658 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

201 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 91% of graduates; 9 programs in 7 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 49.030932% 64
    Graduates in this field earn $103,417 4 years out
  2. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 14.220124% 49
    Graduates in this field earn $137,352 4 years out
  3. Systems Engineering 14.270114% 28
  4. Power Plant Technology/Technician 15.170211% 23
  5. International Business/Trade/Commerce 52.11019.5% 19
    Graduates in this field earn $77,641 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Transportation, 23% → 32% of graduates since 2014–15 (64 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. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering$137,352 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $108,130

    4 years after completion$137,352
    National median: $114,055Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $116,891 · Non-Pell: $116,700(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 85 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations$123,155 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $98,743

    4 years after completion$123,155
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000

  3. Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$112,246 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $98,488

    4 years after completion$112,246
    National median: $81,678Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $100,563 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000

  4. Marine Transportation$103,417 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,725

    4 years after completion$103,417
    National median: $117,011Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $83,715 · Non-Pell: $107,261(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 81 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. International Business$77,641 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,982

    4 years after completion$77,641
    National median: $73,201Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,209 · Non-Pell: $65,487(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 44 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 college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% 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 faculty77%
National median: 67%Above typical

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$12,658
$12,658
← Lessmore than 65% of 557More →
Endowment per student$48,518
$48,518
← Lessmore than 88% 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)