Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (26% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 56% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,754 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
310 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 66% of graduates; 18 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Business/Commerce, General 52.010126% 82Graduates in this field earn $71,211 4 years out
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030413% 40
- Criminal Justice/Police Science 43.010712% 37Graduates in this field earn $63,032 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01017.4% 23Graduates in this field earn $48,862 4 years out
- American Government and Politics (United States) 45.10027.1% 22
Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 6.5% → 13% of graduates since 2014–15 (40 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
Accounting and Related Services$73,028 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$73,028National median: $76,194Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 0 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business/Commerce, General$71,211 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $52,329
4 years after completion$71,211National median: $68,407Above typical4 years out, Pell: $63,702 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,750 · 238 graduates, two most recent years combined
Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,614 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $53,551
4 years after completion$66,614National median: $58,716Above typicalMedian federal debt: $23,299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$64,305 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$64,305National median: $55,693Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,032 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $48,991
4 years after completion$63,032National median: $55,378Above typical4 years out, Pell: $57,372 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $17,250 · 70 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.
The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
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
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Dual enrollment
- Domestic exchange program
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Student-designed major
- Weekend college
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in English composition, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.
$126,386
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.
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;University of Baltimore Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;University of Baltimore Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)