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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology (12% of graduates). 6 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 95% of colleges. 94% of faculty are full-time. Spends $101,214 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,393 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 49% of graduates; 50 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 26.040612% 169
    Graduates in this field earn $56,543 4 years out
  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.010110% 146
    Graduates in this field earn $196,467 4 years out
  3. Public Health, General 51.22019.8% 136
    Graduates in this field earn $79,113 4 years out
  4. Neuroscience 26.15018.6% 120
    Graduates in this field earn $56,324 4 years out
  5. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 14.05018.3% 115
    Graduates in this field earn $114,673 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 11% → 23% of graduates since 2014–15 (323 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. Computer and Information Sciences, General$196,467 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $109,514

    4 years after completion$196,467
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $134,461(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $12,750 · 322 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations$147,384 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$147,384
    National median: $68,257Above typical

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

  3. Mathematics$134,785 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $83,171

    4 years after completion$134,785
    National median: $69,562Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $119,859(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $10,859 · 237 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Economics$128,882 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,181

    4 years after completion$128,882
    National median: $82,686Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $107,859(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $12,250 · 272 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Political Science and Government$121,729 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$121,729
    National median: $63,293Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 80 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 college6 to 1
6 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 95% 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 faculty94%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$171,360

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$101,214
$101,214
← Lessmore than 99% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$455,064
$455,064
← Lessmore than 95% 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)