Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General (14% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 85% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,287 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
155 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 49% of graduates; 23 programs in 9 fields awarded at least one.
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 03.020114% 21Graduates in this field earn $53,788 4 years out
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 03.060111% 17Graduates in this field earn $50,171 4 years out
- Environmental Science 03.010410% 16Graduates in this field earn $51,359 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.7% 12
- Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 03.05066.5% 10Graduates in this field earn $49,291 4 years out
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
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$53,788 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $41,863
4 years after completion$53,788National median: $56,185Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,359 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $33,398
4 years after completion$51,359National median: $55,012Below typicalMedian federal debt: $23,250 · 16 graduates, two most recent years combined
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$50,171 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $35,979
4 years after completion$50,171National median: $45,338Above typicalMedian federal debt: $24,218 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined
Forestry$49,291 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $44,342
4 years after completion$49,291National median: $58,784Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$46,834 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $33,333
4 years after completion$46,834National median: $50,532Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 9 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.
$58,245
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)
