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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (18% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 49% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,112 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

711 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 52% of graduates; 43 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380118% 125
    Graduates in this field earn $92,187 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020114% 103
    Graduates in this field earn $64,528 4 years out
  3. Criminal Justice/Police Science 43.01077.3% 52
    Graduates in this field earn $62,396 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01016.8% 48
    Graduates in this field earn $50,046 4 years out
  5. Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.06025.6% 40

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 11% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (135 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$92,187 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $80,228

    4 years after completion$92,187
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,308 · Non-Pell: $79,033(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,810 · 305 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$75,879 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,508

    4 years after completion$75,879
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 31 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$66,707 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $56,336

    4 years after completion$66,707
    National median: $80,890Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $60,973 · Non-Pell: $77,596(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,020 · 23 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Biology, General$65,991 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,250

    4 years after completion$65,991
    National median: $57,214Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $58,759 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,984 · 69 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,528 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,907

    4 years after completion$64,528
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $52,304 · Non-Pell: $58,237(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,250 · 198 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 college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% 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 faculty49%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$98,756

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 public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$11,112
$11,112
← Lessmore than 55% of 557More →
Endowment per student$5,686
$5,686
← Lessmore than 22% of 537More →

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)