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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (9% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 60% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,093 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,330 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 33% of graduates; 59 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.01018.9% 207
    Graduates in this field earn $45,215 4 years out
  2. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01017.6% 176
    Graduates in this field earn $45,367 4 years out
  3. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05045.9% 138
    Graduates in this field earn $42,978 4 years out
  4. Mass Communication/Media Studies 09.01025.2% 121
    Graduates in this field earn $48,804 4 years out
  5. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01015.0% 116
    Graduates in this field earn $57,392 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.5% → 8.9% of graduates since 2014–15 (208 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. Chemical Engineering$109,537 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,323

    4 years after completion$109,537
    National median: $98,158Above typical

    Median federal debt: $23,272 · 65 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$105,342 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,174

    4 years after completion$105,342
    National median: $107,009About typical

    Median federal debt: $25,750 · 121 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer Engineering$98,567 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $80,685

    4 years after completion$98,567
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    Median federal debt: $28,020 · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,061 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,213

    4 years after completion$98,061
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $77,270 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,038 · 64 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$93,564 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,961

    4 years after completion$93,564
    National median: $85,063Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000

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 college20 to 1
20 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 90% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 19 to 1 in its Common Data Set (11,670 students, 630 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

23%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 7% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–917910%
10–1923613%
20–2955531%
30–3945725%
40–4926214%
50–991146%
100+50%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty60%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$95,613

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.

Instruction spending per student$8,093
$8,093
← Lessmore than 21% of 557More →
Endowment per student$15,443
$15,443
← Lessmore than 59% of 537More →

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;North Carolina A & T State University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;North Carolina A & T State University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)