Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Cinematography and Film/Video Production (45% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 32% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,023 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,070 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 79% of graduates; 20 programs in 7 fields awarded at least one.
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.060245% 483Graduates in this field earn $49,951 4 years out
- Creative Writing 23.130212% 133Graduates in this field earn $51,742 4 years out
- Business/Commerce, General 52.01018.8% 94
- Journalism 09.04017.7% 82Graduates in this field earn $63,337 4 years out
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 50.05014.8% 51Graduates in this field earn $44,760 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 30% → 55% of graduates since 2014–15 (593 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
Marketing$76,623 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $41,651
4 years after completion$76,623National median: $69,303Above typical4 years out, Pell: $61,606 · Non-Pell: $61,691(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,500 · 106 graduates, two most recent years combined
Journalism$63,337 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $39,703
4 years after completion$63,337National median: $56,278Above typical4 years out, Pell: $52,074 · Non-Pell: $55,291(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,610 · 176 graduates, two most recent years combined
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,496 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$61,496National median: $58,928Above typicalMedian federal debt: $26,000 · 19 graduates, two most recent years combined
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,301 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $28,606
4 years after completion$59,301National median: $63,560Below typicalMedian federal debt: $23,719 · 88 graduates, two most recent years combined
Communication and Media Studies$59,202 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $44,108
4 years after completion$59,202National median: $56,359Above typicalMedian federal debt: $23,717 · 61 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.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$106,677
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;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)