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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (33% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 58% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,051 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

359 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 59% of graduates; 36 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 51.380333% 120
    Graduates in this field earn $85,736 4 years out
  2. Music Performance, General 50.09038.4% 30
    Graduates in this field earn $35,621 4 years out
  3. Dance, General 50.03016.7% 24
    Graduates in this field earn $34,105 4 years out
  4. Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05055.3% 19
    Graduates in this field earn $45,199 4 years out
  5. Acting 50.05065.3% 19
    Graduates in this field earn $41,540 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 26% → 33% of graduates since 2014–15 (120 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. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,736 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,980

    4 years after completion$85,736
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $76,495 · Non-Pell: $73,123(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,986 · 236 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,219 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,321

    4 years after completion$45,219
    National median: $51,389Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 33 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$45,199 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$45,199
    National median: $54,562Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 22 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$41,540 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $20,696

    4 years after completion$41,540
    National median: $39,775Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $27,354 · Non-Pell: $25,349(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,863 · 80 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Music$35,621 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $18,784

    4 years after completion$35,621
    National median: $42,892Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $20,754(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,040 · 121 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 college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% 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 faculty58%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$69,991

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$15,051
$15,051
← Lessmore than 74% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$62,696
$62,696
← Lessmore than 66% 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)