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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Fashion/Apparel Design (15% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 21% of faculty are full-time. Spends $19,368 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,845 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 48% of graduates; 40 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Fashion/Apparel Design 50.040715% 271
    Graduates in this field earn $56,838 4 years out
  2. Fine and Studio Arts Management 50.100212% 227
    Graduates in this field earn $74,936 4 years out
  3. Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 11.080110% 189
    Graduates in this field earn $75,792 4 years out
  4. Illustration 50.04106.0% 110
    Graduates in this field earn $56,838 4 years out
  5. Industrial and Product Design 50.04044.8% 88
    Graduates in this field earn $56,838 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 0.0% → 10% 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

  1. Computer Software and Media Applications$75,792 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,550

    4 years after completion$75,792
    National median: $58,894Above typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 360 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$74,936 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $37,743

    4 years after completion$74,936
    National median: $48,240Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $60,154 · Non-Pell: $65,520(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,500 · 289 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$64,018 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,169

    4 years after completion$64,018
    National median: $50,497Above typical

    Median federal debt: $21,875 · 87 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$62,976 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $27,701

    4 years after completion$62,976
    National median: $53,072Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $40,081 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,343 · 161 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Design and Applied Arts$56,838 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $24,804

    4 years after completion$56,838
    National median: $51,490Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $53,324 · Non-Pell: $53,362(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 972 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 college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% 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.

Full-time faculty21%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$120,756

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$19,368
$19,368
← Lessmore than 84% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$53,256
$53,256
← Lessmore than 62% 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;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)