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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (12% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 61% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,651 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

615 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 41% of graduates; 43 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010112% 72
    Graduates in this field earn $57,681 4 years out
  2. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01049.3% 57
    Graduates in this field earn $60,486 4 years out
  3. Mechanical Engineering 14.19018.6% 53
    Graduates in this field earn $93,541 4 years out
  4. Finance, General 52.08015.9% 36
  5. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05045.9% 36
    Graduates in this field earn $55,629 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 2.1% → 8.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (53 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. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$129,138 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$129,138
    National median: $116,539Above typical

    Median federal debt: $19,500 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$100,055 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,990

    4 years after completion$100,055
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,319 · 36 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,841 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $83,808

    4 years after completion$96,841
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 29 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mechanical Engineering$93,541 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$93,541
    National median: $92,135About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$89,642 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,326

    4 years after completion$89,642
    National median: $82,073Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 53 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.

Class sizes

54%

of classes have fewer than 20 students

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–99016%
10–1922338%
20–2923641%
30–39305%
40–4910%
50–9900%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, history, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty61%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$96,149

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$12,651
$12,651
← Lessmore than 62% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$17,760
$17,760
← Lessmore than 30% 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;Western New England University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Western New England University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)