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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (21% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 30% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,715 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

482 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 51% of graduates; 43 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380121% 99
  2. Social Work 44.07018.5% 41
    Graduates in this field earn $62,992 4 years out
  3. Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.38058.3% 40
  4. Psychology, General 42.01017.5% 36
    Graduates in this field earn $51,474 4 years out
  5. Biopsychology 30.10016.6% 32

Fastest-growing field: Public administration and social work, 3.7% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (56 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$85,096 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $85,096

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years out, Pell: $75,805 · Non-Pell: $80,280(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,125 · 307 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$76,569 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,876

    4 years after completion$76,569
    National median: $54,562Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $71,673(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,974 · 70 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Communication and Media Studies$71,138 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $42,256

    4 years after completion$71,138
    National median: $56,359Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $47,867 · Non-Pell: $54,656(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 30 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Biology, General$68,251 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$68,251
    National median: $57,214Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Nutrition Sciences$68,021 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$68,021
    National median: $60,053Above typical

    Median federal debt: $21,750 · 0 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 college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% 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 faculty30%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$76,872

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$16,715
$16,715
← Lessmore than 79% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$55,759
$55,759
← Lessmore than 63% 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)