Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (11% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $18,893 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
363 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 37 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.060311% 39Graduates in this field earn $111,833 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01019.9% 36Graduates in this field earn $59,317 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.8% 32Graduates in this field earn $62,737 4 years out
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 52.07018.5% 31
- Mass Communication/Media Studies 09.01027.4% 27Graduates in this field earn $73,650 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Business, 0.0% → 8.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (31 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
Economics$111,833 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $61,946
4 years after completion$111,833National median: $82,686Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $82,827(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,967 · 121 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer and Information Sciences, General$103,822 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,158
4 years after completion$103,822National median: $92,374Above typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 25 graduates, two most recent years combined
Political Science and Government$79,778 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $35,381
4 years after completion$79,778National median: $63,293Above typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined
International Relations and National Security Studies$77,977 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $40,648
4 years after completion$77,977National median: $66,596Above typicalMedian federal debt: $26,000 · 31 graduates, two most recent years combined
Communication and Media Studies$73,650 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $50,750
4 years after completion$73,650National median: $56,359Above typicalMedian federal debt: $26,500 · 97 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 9 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
75%
of classes have fewer than 20 students
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 146 | 32% |
| 10–19 | 194 | 43% |
| 20–29 | 89 | 20% |
| 30–39 | 21 | 5% |
| 40–49 | 2 | 0% |
| 50–99 | 0 | 0% |
| 100+ | 0 | 0% |
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
- Double major
- English as a Second Language
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$86,030
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;Hobart William Smith Colleges Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;Hobart William Smith Colleges Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020;Hobart William Smith Colleges Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)