Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (25% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 46% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,837 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
161 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 76% of graduates; 12 programs in 3 fields awarded at least one.
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030425% 40Graduates in this field earn $30,798 4 years out
- Illustration 50.041021% 34Graduates in this field earn $43,070 4 years out
- Painting 50.070816% 26Graduates in this field earn $37,718 4 years out
- Graphic Design 50.04097.5% 12Graduates in this field earn $43,070 4 years out
- Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 50.07126.2% 10Graduates in this field earn $37,718 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 17% → 25% of graduates since 2014–15 (40 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
Design and Applied Arts$43,070 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $29,513
4 years after completion$43,070National median: $51,490Below typical4 years out, Pell: $29,333 · Non-Pell: $48,073(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 87 graduates, two most recent years combined
Fine and Studio Arts$37,718 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $22,906
4 years after completion$37,718National median: $41,367Below typical4 years out, Pell: $26,879 · Non-Pell: $34,118(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 131 graduates, two most recent years combined
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$34,253 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $22,619
4 years after completion$34,253National median: $43,765Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 15 graduates, two most recent years combined
Graphic Communications$30,798 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $17,852
4 years after completion$30,798National median: $43,283Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 42 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.
$70,972
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)