Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Computer Science (7% of graduates). 7 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 92% of colleges. 73% of faculty are full-time. Spends $181,929 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
2,170 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 28% of graduates; 92 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.
- Computer Science 11.07017.4% 160Graduates in this field earn $177,066 4 years out
- Experimental Psychology 42.27045.9% 127Graduates in this field earn $75,261 4 years out
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06034.9% 107Graduates in this field earn $102,439 4 years out
- Mechanical Engineering 14.19014.9% 107Graduates in this field earn $95,965 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08014.7% 101Graduates in this field earn $185,551 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 3.3% → 8.7% of graduates since 2014–15 (189 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
Finance and Financial Management Services$185,551 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $102,814
4 years after completion$185,551National median: $83,343Above typicalMedian federal debt: $19,500 · 331 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Science$177,066 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $110,302
4 years after completion$177,066National median: $107,009Above typicalMedian federal debt: $15,250 · 386 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business/Managerial Economics$162,355 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $106,701
4 years after completion$162,355National median: $77,981Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 112 graduates, two most recent years combined
Systems Engineering$119,297 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $83,874
4 years after completion$119,297National median: $105,185Above typicalMedian federal debt: $23,139 · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$107,843 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $69,801
4 years after completion$107,843National median: $98,158Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 58 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.
The college also reports 7 to 1 in its Common Data Set (7,763 students, 1,112 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
65%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 9% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 529 | 27% |
| 10–19 | 739 | 38% |
| 20–29 | 264 | 13% |
| 30–39 | 124 | 6% |
| 40–49 | 115 | 6% |
| 50–99 | 129 | 7% |
| 100+ | 56 | 3% |
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
- Dual enrollment
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in English composition.
$154,054
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;Washington University in St Louis Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Washington University in St Louis Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
