Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (17% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 54% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,819 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
479 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 48% of graduates; 39 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380117% 81Graduates in this field earn $84,986 4 years out
- Biomedical Sciences, General 26.01029.0% 43Graduates in this field earn $70,283 4 years out
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 26.13028.8% 42Graduates in this field earn $48,592 4 years out
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 51.06027.5% 36Graduates in this field earn $74,504 4 years out
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05056.3% 30Graduates in this field earn $57,272 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Business, 2.5% → 6.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (31 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,986 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $77,895
4 years after completion$84,986National median: $88,910Below typical4 years out, Pell: $70,220 · Non-Pell: $72,948(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,000 · 236 graduates, two most recent years combined
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$74,504 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $59,851
4 years after completion$74,504National median: $68,061Above typical4 years out, Pell: $61,901 · Non-Pell: $58,016(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,645 · 89 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$70,283 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $34,910
4 years after completion$70,283National median: $57,214Above typical4 years out, Pell: $51,549 · Non-Pell: $41,903(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 135 graduates, two most recent years combined
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$69,190 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $30,169
4 years after completion$69,190National median: $61,296Above typical4 years out, Pell: $48,840 · Non-Pell: $57,067(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 119 graduates, two most recent years combined
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,614 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $27,832
4 years after completion$62,614National median: $70,786Below typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $58,737(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 17 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.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$86,697
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.
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)
