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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Early Childhood Education and Teaching (9% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 66% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,132 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,168 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 34% of graduates; 48 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13.12108.7% 102
    Graduates in this field earn $49,373 4 years out
  2. Nursing Science 51.38086.9% 81
    Graduates in this field earn $98,216 4 years out
  3. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.5% 76
    Graduates in this field earn $65,121 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.5% 76
    Graduates in this field earn $57,483 4 years out
  5. Social Work 44.07015.5% 64
    Graduates in this field earn $49,400 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 3.6% → 8.9% of graduates since 2014–15 (104 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$98,216 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,137

    4 years after completion$98,216
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $73,735 · Non-Pell: $81,316(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $10,642 · 265 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$91,742 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $63,706

    4 years after completion$91,742
    National median: $86,525Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $72,716(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 43 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General$86,012 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,402

    4 years after completion$86,012
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $64,069 · Non-Pell: $73,117(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 101 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$76,831 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $52,209

    4 years after completion$76,831
    National median: $80,890Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $54,729 · Non-Pell: $64,692(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 36 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Chemistry$69,998 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $50,524

    4 years after completion$69,998
    National median: $65,120Above typical

    Median federal debt: $18,250 · 30 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 college19 to 1
19 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 87% 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 faculty66%
National median: 67%About typical
Average faculty salary

$103,777

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$10,132
$10,132
← Lessmore than 44% of 557More →
Endowment per student$7,853
$7,853
← Lessmore than 31% 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;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)