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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.

  1. Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 03.020114% 21
    Graduates in this field earn $53,788 4 years out
  2. Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 03.060111% 17
    Graduates in this field earn $50,171 4 years out
  3. Environmental Science 03.010410% 16
    Graduates in this field earn $51,359 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.7% 12
  5. Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 03.05066.5% 10
    Graduates 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

  1. Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$53,788 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,863

    4 years after completion$53,788
    National median: $56,185Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,359 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $33,398

    4 years after completion$51,359
    National median: $55,012Below typical

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 16 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$50,171 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $35,979

    4 years after completion$50,171
    National median: $45,338Above typical

    Median federal debt: $24,218 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Forestry$49,291 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $44,342

    4 years after completion$49,291
    National median: $58,784Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$46,834 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $33,333

    4 years after completion$46,834
    National median: $50,532Below typical

    Median 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.

Students per faculty member vs. every college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% 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 faculty85%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$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.

Instruction spending per student$10,287
$10,287
← Lessmore than 48% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$61,246
$61,246
← Lessmore than 65% 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)