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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Architecture (13% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,903 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

267 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 40% of graduates; 40 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Architecture 04.020113% 36
    Graduates in this field earn $70,134 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01019.7% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $49,387 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01016.7% 18
    Graduates in this field earn $42,425 4 years out
  4. Biochemistry 26.02025.6% 15
  5. Graphic Design 50.04094.5% 12

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 12% → 22% of graduates since 2014–15 (59 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. Accounting and Related Services$80,200 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$80,200
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 13 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Architecture$70,134 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,723

    4 years after completion$70,134
    National median: $66,914Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,498 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 59 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,286 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $43,374

    4 years after completion$52,286
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $45,940 · Non-Pell: $59,341(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,778 · 36 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$50,287 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $24,127

    4 years after completion$50,287
    National median: $48,471About typical

    Median federal debt: $20,186 · 15 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biology, General$49,387 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $33,699

    4 years after completion$49,387
    National median: $57,214Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $38,271 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,424 · 54 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 college14 to 1
14 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 58% 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.

Programs & curriculum

  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$67,869

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$11,903
$11,903
← Lessmore than 58% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$51,940
$51,940
← Lessmore than 61% 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;Drury 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)