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.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020116% 33
- Psychology, General 42.010112% 25Graduates in this field earn $44,955 4 years out
- Environmental Science 03.010412% 24Graduates in this field earn $46,831 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010111% 22Graduates in this field earn $55,165 4 years out
- Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.8% 14Graduates 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
Economics$75,674 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $50,835
4 years after completion$75,674National median: $82,686Below typical4 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
Business/Commerce, General$74,880 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $48,699
4 years after completion$74,880National median: $68,407Above typical4 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
Political Science and Government$69,018 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $36,741
4 years after completion$69,018National median: $63,293Above typicalMedian federal debt: $23,250 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined
International Relations and National Security Studies$67,983 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$67,983National median: $66,596About typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 13 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$55,165 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $34,553
4 years after completion$55,165National median: $57,214About typical4 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.
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.
$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.
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)