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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician (8% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 87% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,095 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,618 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 31% of graduates; 55 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 15.07017.9% 128
    Graduates in this field earn $84,783 4 years out
  2. Health and Wellness, General 51.00016.7% 109
    Graduates in this field earn $63,001 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01015.8% 94
    Graduates in this field earn $47,654 4 years out
  4. Special Education and Teaching, General 13.10015.4% 88
    Graduates in this field earn $48,796 4 years out
  5. Information Science/Studies 11.04015.0% 81
    Graduates in this field earn $71,672 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.3% → 9.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (156 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$86,557 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,156

    4 years after completion$86,557
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $73,645 · Non-Pell: $75,419(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,578 · 68 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$84,783 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,072

    4 years after completion$84,783
    National median: $86,525About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $75,205 · Non-Pell: $78,419(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,000 · 333 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General$78,096 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,430

    4 years after completion$78,096
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $69,833 · Non-Pell: $75,057(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 92 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Information Science/Studies$71,672 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,369

    4 years after completion$71,672
    National median: $85,294Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 78 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Economics$69,371 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$69,371
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 29 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 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 20 to 1 in its Common Data Set (7,076 students, 348 faculty).

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

Full-time faculty87%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$99,158

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$9,095
$9,095
← Lessmore than 32% of 557More →
Endowment per student$6,190
$6,190
← Lessmore than 24% 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;Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)