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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.

  1. Business/Commerce, General 52.010126% 82
    Graduates in this field earn $71,211 4 years out
  2. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030413% 40
  3. Criminal Justice/Police Science 43.010712% 37
    Graduates in this field earn $63,032 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01017.4% 23
    Graduates in this field earn $48,862 4 years out
  5. 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

  1. Accounting and Related Services$73,028 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$73,028
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 0 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Business/Commerce, General$71,211 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $52,329

    4 years after completion$71,211
    National median: $68,407Above typical

    4 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

  3. Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,614 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $53,551

    4 years after completion$66,614
    National median: $58,716Above typical

    Median federal debt: $23,299

  4. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$64,305 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$64,305
    National median: $55,693Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,032 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,991

    4 years after completion$63,032
    National median: $55,378Above typical

    4 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.

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 →

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.

Full-time faculty56%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$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.

Instruction spending per student$16,754
$16,754
← Lessmore than 83% of 557More →
Endowment per student$33,079
$33,079
← Lessmore than 81% 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;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)