Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Psychology, General (8% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 40% of faculty are full-time. Spends $19,625 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
741 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 27% of graduates; 43 programs in 15 fields awarded at least one.
- Psychology, General 42.01018.0% 59Graduates in this field earn $47,022 4 years out
- Dance, General 50.03015.1% 38Graduates in this field earn $30,406 4 years out
- Communication, General 09.01005.0% 37Graduates in this field earn $46,596 4 years out
- Playwriting and Screenwriting 50.05044.7% 35Graduates in this field earn $39,974 4 years out
- Visual and Performing Arts, General 50.01014.2% 31Graduates in this field earn $39,791 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 46% → 54% of graduates since 2014–15 (402 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
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$72,237 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$72,237National median: $88,839Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report
Economics$63,207 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $34,297
4 years after completion$63,207National median: $82,686Below typicalMedian federal debt: $17,750 · 26 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$55,718 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $33,914
4 years after completion$55,718National median: $57,214About typicalMedian federal debt: $21,125 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$53,100 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $31,175
4 years after completion$53,100National median: $47,629Above typical4 years out, Pell: $57,249 · Non-Pell: $44,037(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,798
Sociology$53,042 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $35,124
4 years after completion$53,042National median: $52,657About typical4 years out, Pell: $34,964 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $18,971 · 39 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.
$72,709
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 public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
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)
