Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (13% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 95% of faculty are full-time. Spends $25,080 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
609 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 43% of graduates; 43 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.060313% 81Graduates in this field earn $97,394 4 years out
- Mass Communication/Media Studies 09.01028.2% 50Graduates in this field earn $66,730 4 years out
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27998.2% 50
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.2% 44Graduates in this field earn $55,654 4 years out
- International Business/Trade/Commerce 52.11016.2% 38
Fastest-growing field: Business, 0.0% → 6.2% of graduates since 2014–15 (38 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
Economics$97,394 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $55,087
4 years after completion$97,394National median: $82,686Above typical4 years out, Pell: $67,648 · Non-Pell: $72,090(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,375 · 155 graduates, two most recent years combined
Communication and Media Studies$66,730 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $47,396
4 years after completion$66,730National median: $56,359Above typical4 years out, Pell: $46,627 · Non-Pell: $52,332(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,000 · 115 graduates, two most recent years combined
Education, General$65,429 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$65,429National median: $49,808Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 43 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$55,654 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $31,017
4 years after completion$55,654National median: $57,214About typicalMedian federal debt: $25,000 · 93 graduates, two most recent years combined
International Business$53,516 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $53,516
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: $26,960 · 100 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.
The college also reports 9 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,333 students, 267 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$101,137
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;Denison University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)