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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (16% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 80% of faculty are full-time. Spends $26,477 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

206 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 57% of graduates; 25 programs in 15 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020116% 33
  2. Psychology, General 42.010112% 25
    Graduates in this field earn $44,955 4 years out
  3. Environmental Science 03.010412% 24
    Graduates in this field earn $46,831 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010111% 22
    Graduates in this field earn $55,165 4 years out
  5. Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.8% 14
    Graduates in this field earn $69,018 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Natural resources, 5.8% → 15% of graduates since 2014–15 (30 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. Economics$75,674 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $50,835

    4 years after completion$75,674
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $75,442(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

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

  2. Business/Commerce, General$74,880 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,699

    4 years after completion$74,880
    National median: $68,407Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $72,157(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000

  3. Political Science and Government$69,018 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $36,741

    4 years after completion$69,018
    National median: $63,293Above typical

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. International Relations and National Security Studies$67,983 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$67,983
    National median: $66,596About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 13 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biology, General$55,165 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,553

    4 years after completion$55,165
    National median: $57,214About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $44,622(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 57 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 college8 to 1
8 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 89% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 9 to 1 in its Common Data Set (915 students, 103 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty80%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$60,910

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$26,477
$26,477
← Lessmore than 91% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$376,222
$376,222
← Lessmore than 93% 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;Washington College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Washington College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)