Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Stringed Instruments (33% of graduates). 4 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 98% of colleges. 29% of faculty are full-time. Spends $40,451 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
121 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 79% of graduates; 10 programs in 1 field awarded at least one.
- Stringed Instruments 50.091133% 40Graduates in this field earn $32,842 4 years out
- Dance, General 50.030118% 22Graduates in this field earn $50,287 4 years out
- Voice and Opera 50.090811% 13Graduates in this field earn $32,842 4 years out
- Keyboard Instruments 50.09079.9% 12Graduates in this field earn $32,842 4 years out
- Acting 50.05066.6% 8
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
Dance$50,287 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $14,220
4 years after completion$50,287National median: $39,980Above typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined
Music$32,842 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$32,842National median: $42,892Below typical4 years out, Pell: $26,089 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,485 · 168 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.
$137,350
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)