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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (32% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 36% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,345 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

410 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 69% of graduates; 24 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380132% 132
    Graduates in this field earn $92,783 4 years out
  2. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.010412% 51
    Graduates in this field earn $64,406 4 years out
  3. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 52.13999.5% 39
  4. Psychology, General 42.01018.8% 36
    Graduates in this field earn $50,496 4 years out
  5. Communication and Media Studies, Other 09.01996.1% 25
    Graduates in this field earn $52,041 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Criminal justice and protective services, 11% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (57 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. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,783 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,242

    4 years after completion$92,783
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,847 · Non-Pell: $80,164(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 421 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,677 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $43,617

    4 years after completion$68,677
    National median: $68,257About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $53,943 · Non-Pell: $62,350(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 110 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections$64,406 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $45,103

    4 years after completion$64,406
    National median: $55,378Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $51,293 · Non-Pell: $49,516(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 134 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$62,052 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $36,921

    4 years after completion$62,052
    National median: $68,245Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 4 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Communication and Media Studies$52,041 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $27,516

    4 years after completion$52,041
    National median: $56,359Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $43,941 · Non-Pell: $44,733(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 65 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 college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% 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 faculty36%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$102,466

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$15,345
$15,345
← Lessmore than 75% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$46,109
$46,109
← Lessmore than 58% 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)